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A-G: Punishment of couple who roughed up MBSA officer too light
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against the sentence handed down by the Shah Alam magistrate's court on a married couple who roughed up a female Shah Alam city council (MBSA) enforcement officer.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali (pic), in a statement Sunday, said the appeal had been filed as the AGC felt that the 14-day jail sentence and RM3,000 fine meted on Lor Ka Hoo and Tan Sit Fun was manifestly inadequate.
He said the appeal was filed on Friday, the same day the sentence was meted out on the couple.
"Although both the accused pleaded guilty, a commensurate sentence should be imposed as a lesson to them, as well as others to not commit the same mistake," he added.
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Mohamed Apandi said the AGC viewed seriously acts of criminal force to intimidate He said Section 353 of the Penal Code provided for imprisonment of up to two years, or fine, or both, for those found guilty of using criminal force to deter public servants from discharging their duties.
Lor, 35, and Tan, 30, had pleaded guilty to using criminal force to prevent Nurul Ain Isa, 23, from discharging her duties at Bukit Rahman Putra, Sungai Buloh, last Thursday. - Bernama
