Monday, 21 October 2013

Quantity surveyor fined RM20,000 for Facebook insult to Johor ruler

JOHOR BARU: A quantity surveyor was slapped with a RM20,000 fine by a Sessions Court here after it found him guilty of posting remarks on a Facebook account insulting the Sultan of Johor.

Ahmad Abdul Jalil, 28, was charged with the offence for posting under the name "Zul Yahya" in his office in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur on Oct 10, 2012.

Sessions judge Muhamad Jamil Hussein fined him, in default six months' jail, here Monday after hearing the case from both the prosecutor and defence.

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