THE Alor Setar magistrates’ court today fined a man RM4,000 for impersonating the raja muda of Perak in June.

Magistrate Muhammad Zulhilmi Latif also ordered Mohammad Fadhil Lope, 39, an odd job worker, to serve 10 months in jail if he failed to pay the fine.

Fadhil pleaded guilty to deceiving Muhammad Faizal Azli Md Salleh by impersonating the Raja Muda of Perak to allow him to meet the sultan of Kedah at Wisma Darul Aman in Alor Setar at about 11.30am on June 28.

The charge, under section 419 of the penal code, provides a maximum jail sentence of seven years, a fine, or both.

Based on the facts of the case, when Faizal was on duty at the Kedah ruler’s office, the accused appeared and introduced himself by producing a yellow-coloured card carrying the words “Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Muda Perak Tuanku Tun Mamat Fadhil Duke Of Royal Malaysia”.

Checks with the Perak Protocol and Ceremonies Division head later confirmed that there was no member of the Perak royalty going by such a name.

Deputy public prosecutor Asmaa’ Zamri appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by National Legal Aid Foundation lawyer Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad. – Bernama, August 22, 2022.