Senior minister: Differing sentences for MCO violations up to court, govt respects judicial independence
Datuk Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid is pictured at the Magistrate’s Court in Putrajaya May 5, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Ismail Sabri also pointed out that under Act 342 of the the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, the maximum fine amount is RM1,000, which gives the courts the discretion to impose any amount within the said limit.“Firstly, under the law, it is only stated not exceeding RM1,000. So the power to decide the penalty is on the magistrate involved.
In a since-deleted Facebook post, the single mother said she was even sentenced initially to 30 days’ imprisonment, which was only reduced upon appeal. On Tuesday, Magistrate Shah Wira Abdul Halim fined Nurulhidayah and her husband, Datuk Saiful Nizam Mohd Yusoff, RM800 each for the offence that is punishable by a fine of up to RM1,000, no more than six months’ imprisonment, or both.
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