Four environmental activists who fought a legal battle for seven years for allegedly not dispersing when allegedly ordered to by the police, were found guilty by the Ipoh Magistrate Court today.
They were handed a fine of RM5,000 and a two-week jail term.
The four accused are Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) national coordinator K Kunasekaran (far left in photo), Kuala Kuang Anti-Stench Action committee chairman Chai Sing Chong (second left in photo) and his two committee members Tan Kin Siah (second right in photo) and Chong Min Tow (far right in photo).
They were charged under Section 27(3) of the Police Act 1967 for failing to disperse when given an order by the police in front of the Kuala Kuang Police Station near Chemor in Perak on April 1, 2001 at about 10.50am.
Any person found guilty of this offence under Section 27 (8) shall be liable to a fine of not less than RM2,000 and not more than RM10,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
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