Court orders arrest of businessman over alleged offensive Facebook post on royal institution
KAJANG, Nov 12 — The Sessions Court here today issued an arrest warrant for a businessman who failed to appear in...
The Sessions Court in Kajang has issued an arrest warrant for a 45-year-old businessman who failed to appear in court to face charges of making offensive communications on his Facebook account concerning the Royal Institution. Deputy Public Prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin requested the warrant after the man refused to cooperate with attempts by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to serve him with a summons.
The court set December 18 for the businessman's next mention, with the charge punishable by a maximum fine of RM500,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both, upon conviction.
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