Ng Kok Yeow, a 64-year-old businessman, was fined RM100 by the Magistrate’s Court for claiming his friend carried a bomb at Penang International Airport on March 11.
Businessman Fined RM100 for Bomb Joke at Penang Airport
He pleaded guilty to the charge of insulting behavior under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955. The incident occurred at a Malaysia Airlines check-in counter when Ng made the false claim, allegedly as a joke, causing concern.
Magistrate Chia Huey Ting issued the fine, with deputy public prosecutor R Lushani conducting the case and lawyer Hazarul Iqram Rozahan representing Ng through the National Legal Aid Foundation.
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