In Sarawak, security guard jailed eight months, fined RM50,000 for offensive Facebook comment against King (opens original article in a new tab)

A security guard in Sarawak was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined RM50,000 for posting an offensive Facebook comment against Malaysia's King. The court also ordered an additional two months' jail if the fine is not paid.

• A security guard was jailed eight months and fined RM50,000 for an offensive Facebook comment against Malaysia's King.
• The court ordered an additional two months' jail if the fine is not paid.
• The comment was posted on February 12 and reported to MCMC the same day.
• The offence was under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.