Фермер оштрафован на 5000 ринггитов и приговорен к трем месяцам тюрьмы за кражу 71 коробки плитки

KOTA KINABALU (July 6): A farmer was fined RM5,000 in default three months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court here for stealing 71 boxes of tiles. Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali imposed the fine on Richardo Racha, 20, after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft. The indictment provides for a jail term of up to seven years, or a fine, or both upon conviction. The prosecution told the court that the complainant in this case saw two cars carrying a lot of tiles from the back entrance of a camp in Lok Kawi, Putatan on June 28 and decided to follow the vehicles. When the two cars stopped by near a building, the complainant approached them and found that the tiles were from his company. He then lodged a police report for further investigation. Deputy public prosecutor Akaash Singh handled the prosecution, while Richardo did not have legal representation.