BALIK PULAU, Aug 18 — A man who was seen at a convention centre last week, with a white band on his wrist, was fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for violating a quarantine order.
Magistrate Khalijah Mohd khalid meted out the fine on factory technician, S. Ramesh Kumar, 42, who pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was charged under Section 22(b) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 with disobeying an order under Section 15 (1) of the same law, which was issued by an officer, Muhammad Ridwan Mansor, by being at the Spice Arena Convention Centre, Bayan Baru here at 5.45pm last Aug 7.
The law provides an imprisonment for up to two years, or fine, or both, against defaulters.
Deputy public prosecutor Rais Imran Hamid prosecuted, while Ramesh Kumar was represented by lawyer Edmund Anthony Hermon.
— Bernama
