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PETALING JAYA (Bernama): Two foreign men who were confirmed positive for Covid-19 were charged from a dungeon and a hospital ward respectively through the videoconferencing application “Zoom”.
A 33-year-old Bangladeshi man currently being held in a dungeon here was charged with a flight after being tested positive for Covid-19.
He was charged with committing the crime at a project site in Kota Damansara here at 10 p.m. on October 22 under Section 269 of the Penal Code which establishes a maximum jail sentence of six months, or a fine, or both, if is found guilty.
There was no guilty plea for the defendant who was not represented as he did not understand Bahasa Malay. The prosecution was led by DPP Sharifah Zafirah Syed Mustapa.
Magistrate M. Barath set February 8 next year for the case to be mentioned in the presence of an interpreter.
Meanwhile, in online proceedings in a separate Magistrates Court, a 43-year-old Indian national who was detained in a hospital ward for testing positive for Covid-19 has pleaded not guilty to living in Malaysia without a valid permit.
He was charged with committing the crime in Persiaran Margosa Bandar Sri Damansara here at 6.30 pm on November 2 in accordance with Section 6 (1) (c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and can be punished under the Section 6 (3) of the same. Act.
It establishes a maximum fine of 10,000 ringgit or imprisonment of up to five years and flogging of no more than six times, if convicted.
DPP Zamriah Zarifah Aris prosecuted, while the accused was represented by lawyer Syed Azharul Asiq Syed Azhar
Magistrate Muhammad Iskandar Zainol set a citation to January 18. – Bernama
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