Woman charged with insulting Najib on Facebook over TPPA
Published: 18 February 2016 2:26 PM
Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah, 35, posted offensive Facebook comments against the prime minister in October last year. – Ratu Naga Facebook pic,
February 18, 2016.
A building consultant, who uses the name "Ratu Naga" on her Facebook, was charged in the Sessions Court today with insulting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on the social website last October.
Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah, 35, pleaded not guilty to the charge before judge Aizatul Akmal Maharani.
She was charged with knowingly using the network application, through the "Ratu Naga" Facebook profile, to make and initiate the transmission of offensive comments against Najib over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) with the intent to annoy others.
The offence was allegedly committed on her Facebook page at 12.02 am on October 6, 2015.
The charge, under Section 233(1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or jail of up to a year, or both, if found guilty, and shall also be liable to a further fine of RM1,000 every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Faizah Mohd Salleh, who prosecuted with prosecuting officer from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Norhani Mohd Adzhar, offered bail at between RM3,000 and RM7,000, but Syarul requested the amount to be reduced as she only earned RM3,000 a month and was facing financial problems.
The judge then set bail at RM7,000 with two sureties ad fixed March 22 for mention. – Bernama, February 18, 2016.
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Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah, 35, pleaded not guilty to the charge before judge Aizatul Akmal Maharani.
She was charged with knowingly using the network application, through the "Ratu Naga" Facebook profile, to make and initiate the transmission of offensive comments against Najib over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) with the intent to annoy others.
The offence was allegedly committed on her Facebook page at 12.02 am on October 6, 2015.
The charge, under Section 233(1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or jail of up to a year, or both, if found guilty, and shall also be liable to a further fine of RM1,000 every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Faizah Mohd Salleh, who prosecuted with prosecuting officer from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Norhani Mohd Adzhar, offered bail at between RM3,000 and RM7,000, but Syarul requested the amount to be reduced as she only earned RM3,000 a month and was facing financial problems.
The judge then set bail at RM7,000 with two sureties ad fixed March 22 for mention. – Bernama, February 18, 2016.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/woman-charged-with-insulting-najib-on-facebook-over-tppa#sthash.3g2S3BAP.dpuf
