<strong>BATU GAJAH</strong>: Seven men, including a father and his three sons, were each fined between RM450 and RM500 after they pleaded guilty of inappropriate behaviour by bad-mouthing and fighting in front of Pusing police station here last Friday.
Magistrate Solehah Noratikah Ismail fined S. Mathekumar, 22 and K. Ganasen, 44, RM500 in default six months jail for the offence, while five other accused -V. Vicneswaran, 28, and R. Shammugam, 65, with his three sons, S. Yogeswaran, 34, Zaid Shammugam, 29 and S. Loggarajan, 25 – were fined RM450 in default four months jail.
They committed the offence t 9.30 pm on July 11 and were charged under Section 90 of the Police Act 1967.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi, who appeared for the prosecution, asked the court to impose a deterrent punishment to all of the accused.
She said Mathekumar and Ganesan had previous criminal record related to drugs and fighting. All of the accused were not represented. – <em>Bernama</em>