The Malaysian Insider
KUALA
LUMPUR, March 21 — Five people were today convicted for taking part in a
protest against the Internal Security Act (ISA) three years ago and
sentenced to one day’s jail and a RM2,000 fine each, Bernama Online
reported.
The
five — Mohamad Sukri Mohamad Sirat, 27, Syaza Muaz Shaharudin, 22,
Norazam Sakib, 47, Zul Sifli Kamma Kutty, 26, and Hayati Abd Samad, 62 —
were earlier charged with being involved in an illegal assembly at the
National Mosque here on August 1, 2009.
The
charge proffered under Section 27 (5) (a) of the Police Act 1967 meant
the five could have been jailed up to a year and fined a maximum of
RM10,000 each.
According
to the report, trial judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad today ruled that the
five had failed to challenge the prosecution’s case against them.
Ainul allowed a stay of execution on the custodial sentence pending an appeal, although all five paid the fines.
On February 22, another group of 11 people were also given identical sentences for their participation at the same protest.
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