Kota Kinabalu: Two individuals were fined a total of RM2,700 by the Magistrate’s Court here Friday for engaging in illegal online gambling activities.
Linawati Sulaiman, 38, Jaison Jess, 23, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali to the charge under Section 7(2) of the Common Gaming House Act 1953.
Linawati, who admitted that it was her second time being charged in court with similar offence, was ordered to pay a fine of RM1,500 or one month in jail for committing the offence on March 30, at 5pm, at a stall at the weekly tamu in Donggongon, Penampang.
Jaison was fined RM1,200 or jailed one month for the offence committed on April 1, at 5pm, at the five-foot-way of a restaurant in Donggongon town, Penampang.
The court was informed by the prosecution that Linawati and Jaison, were arrested by police during the Ops Dadu and the gambling paraphernalia were seized from them respectively.
Counsel Carmen Khoo, representing both Linawati and Jaison, requested a lenient sentence as they were remorseful.
Both Linawati and Jaison were charged under Section 7(2) of the Common Gaming House Act 1953, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a jail term of up to six months or both, on conviction.
In another case, a 59-year-old man was fined RM100 or jailed three days for failing to explain cash deposit of RM18,900 into his bank account, last year.
Md Shukri Ismail admitted to failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to Nurul Syafiqah, deposited into a bank account belonging to him.
The offence was committed on Aug 18, 2024, at 12.22pm, at Tanjung Aru here.
The charge is framed under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance which provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months I jail or both, on conviction.
The prosecution told the court that the complainant’s money was transferred into Shukri’s bank account after the complainant fell victim to an online scam.
The victim had been tricked into believing he was involved in a criminal case and was then instructed to transfer all the money from his account into another account provided by the scammer.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Muhammad Haikal Hazwan Md Yatin appeared for the prosecution.
