00:02Three Chinese nationals were each fined
00:045,000 ringgit by the Georgetown magistrate's court on Friday
00:08after pleading guilty to gambling at a common gaming house
00:12in Gelugor last week. The accused, 25-year-old
00:16Gao Yue, 27-year-old Ma Yu Cheng, and 32-year-old
00:20Ma Wen Liu entered their guilty pleas after the charge was read to them
00:24in Mandarin. They were found gambling at a condominium unit
00:28in the Light Collection 1, Jalan Pantai Sinaran, Gelugor
00:33on June 26. They were charged under Section 6
00:37Subsection 1 of the Common Gaming Houses Act, 1953
00:41read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
00:44Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Daniel Amir Saad
00:48sought a deterrent sentence while their defence counsel, Sharmila
00:52Mogan, appealed for the minimum fine, citing that it was their first
00:56offence and that they had family dependents.
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