| A businessperson was charged in the Magistrates Court in George Town today with making an obscene gesture at a cop, obstructing a civil servant in the course of conducting his duty, riding his motorcycle in the opposite direction of traffic, and defying the movement control order .
He was charged with making an obscene gesture in the form of showing his middle finger to police officer Jyillson Mudi and with using foul language in front of the Jalan Patani police station. The charge under section 509 of the Penal Code carries a penalty of up to five years in prison or a fine or both.
In reference to the offence of defying the MCO by moving from his home in Pengkalan Weld to Lebuhraya Dr Lim Chong Eu without a valid reason, the businessperson was charged under Regulation 11 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations 2020. The law provides for a maximum fine of RM1,000 or imprisonment for up to six months or both.
Nur Azzuin imposed a sentence of community service on 17 of the adults charged, including two women. The community service is to be provided for three hours daily over a course of three months.
the middle finger is a universal sign language.
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