Bear in mind the viral video of a Singapore-registered Volkswagen Jetta refuelling with RON 95 petrol in Johor earlier within the month? The automobile had obscured ‘S and ‘M’ letters on each ends of its plate (SLJ 8967M) in a bid to cross off as a Malaysian-registered automobile.
The video caught the eye of the policeand the driver surrendered to PDRM quickly after. He has now pleaded responsible in court docket, which handed him a RM9,000 high-quality, Malay Mail reported.
The 64-year-old Malaysian with Singapore everlasting resident standing, Lengthy Sa Kow, pleaded responsible to a cost of displaying a quantity plate that didn’t belong to the automobile at a petroleum station on Jalan Johor Bahru-Ayer Hitam at 10.30 pm on January 2.
He was charged underneath Part 108(3)(e) of the Highway Transport Act 1987, which carries a high-quality of as much as RM20,000, a most jail sentence of 5 years, or each upon conviction.
Throughout mitigation, Lengthy’s lawyer from the Nationwide Authorized Assist Basis requested a minimal high-quality, saying that he’s a pensioner with no common revenue, supporting his unemployed spouse and two school-going kids. The DPP requested for a deterrent sentence.
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