March 13, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: In the first conviction of its kind, lab assistant Azrin Md Zain, 33, was fined RM10,000 or, in default, five months jail, at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for posting comments insulting the Sultan of Perak on the Internet on Feb 12.
He became the first ever person to be convicted under the Multimedia and Communications Act 1998.
Meanwhile, a number of other people were charged in courts nationwide for similar offences.
In the Butterworth Sessions Court, Chan Hon Keong, 27, pleaded not guilty while Khoo Hui Shuang was absent and was summoned for mention of the case on April 15.
The two were accused of posting and distributing comments containing obscenities and offensive comments on a website linked to the Sultan of Perak’s website.
At the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, self-employed Muslim Ahmad, 54, claimed trial to three counts of posting offensive remarks against the Sultan in February.
At the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court, Nor Hisham Osman, 36, claimed trial to defaming the Sultan of Perak.
Judge Balqis Ainin Mohd fixed bail at RM4,000 with one surety and fixed next hearing on Apr 14.
Meanwhile, in Kota Kinabalu, Bernama reported that a mobile phone salesman pleaded not guilty to spreading a comment which insulted the Sultan of Perak through a website.
Rutinin Suhaimin, 36, was charged with committing the offence on Feb 13 and linking the offensive remarks to the website http://books.dreambooks.com/duliduli.html with link to a website on the Sultan Perak, www.sultanperak.gov.my.
If found guilty, Rutinin can be jailed for up to a year or fined up to RM50,000, or both.
Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Abdul Samad fixed May 25 and 26 for trial and allowed bail of RM10,000 with a deposit RM5,000 and two sureties.
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Charged for insulting.
Did the sultan read it?
It is an open blog and it is for the rakyat to comment especially Perakians.
Unless somebody purposely hacks the sultan site then it is an offence. Charge them for hacking .
But to charge for leaving bad comments ..my advise is do not set up a site and have a comment box if cant take the pressure.
I believes those 6 persons comminted no wrong and are not criminals.
If as a sultan cant take insults , please step down .
Let somebody else who is graceful to replace.
Just like in this PR blog, it is open to insult and praises.
I believe this blog owner will not even delete insulting comments from visitors.
The sultan should not own a blog or site if cant take insults and salt. Life is not all about sweetness.
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