KUALA LUMPUR: Celebrity Azwan Ali was fined RM17,000 by a Sessions Court here for uploading an offensive post relating to Covid-19 on his YouTube channel.
The 54-year-old TV host pleaded guilty after the charge was read out before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi here on Friday .
According to the charge sheet, Azwan uploaded the offensive material on his YouTube channel, DivaAATersohor. The video was viewed at the office of the Putrajaya Hospital’s deputy director on March 24. Azwan, who arrived to court in an all black ensemble, was charged under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which carries a maximum RM50,000 fine or one year jail or both.
He can also be fined RM1,000 for each subsequent day that the video is not removed following conviction.Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Radzi Shah Ab Razak prosecuted.
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