A senior citizen was sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Sessions Court here today for possessing 12 counterfeit United States banknotes amounting to US$1,200 three months ago.
Judge Azrul Darus handed the sentence to trader Woo Tuck Lab, 64, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered him to serve his jail term starting from the date of his arrest on June 20.
Senior Citizen Jailed for Possessing Fake US Banknotes
Section 489C of the Penal Code, which deals with possessing counterfeit currency notes, provides for a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
Woo was charged with possessing 12 counterfeit US$100 notes on June 20 at a Nasi Kandar restaurant in Jalan Ampang, with the intention of passing them off as genuine.
Deputy Public Prosecutor R. Harvind sought an appropriate punishment as a lesson to the accused, considering that the offence he committed undermined the public’s trust in the nation’s financial institutions.
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