The three have been charged separately under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) which carries a maximum RM50,000 fine or one-year imprisonment or both, upon conviction.
PETALING JAYA: A recruiter, a storekeeper and a roti canai seller have been charged separately at a Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday with allegedly insulting Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Recruiter Nor Sabariah Abdul Kadir, 29, was accused of leaving a comment about Najib on the Otai Bersih Facebook page with the intention to insult another person, reported The Star. She is alleged to have committed the offence at 5.11pm on Feb 1.
Storekeeper Ng Thai Quen, 19, was accused of posting an edited image of Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, on his Facebook page between 7pm on Dec 15, 2016, and 7am on Dec 16, 2016.
Roti canai seller Mazlan Yusoff was accused of posting an article titled “Zimbabwe Today Is M’sia Tomorrow” with an edited photo of Najib and China’s former leader Mao Ze Dong. He is alleged to have committed the offence using a Facebook profile under the name “Zain Al Aznam” at 2.53am on Nov 11, 2016.
The three were charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588) which carries a maximum RM50,000 fine or one-year imprisonment or both, upon conviction.
All three claimed trial to the offences.
Sessions Court judge Zainal L. Saleh fixed bail at RM3,000 in one surety for each accused.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission prosecution department director Mohd Sophian Zakaria and deputy public prosecutor Norhani Mohamad Adzhar appeared for the prosecution.
The cases have been set for mention on Oct 27.