THE Kulim Sessions Court today fined a company RM10,000 after its representative admitted to two charges of using non-certified communication equipment and apparatus, which caused harmful disruption in February 2019.

The guilty plea was made by Goh Siew Leong, a representative of Z In Hotel Sdn Bhd, before judge Mirza Mohamad.

The court ordered the company to pay a fine of RM2,000 for the first charge and RM8,000 for the second charge.

According to the first charge, the company was accused of using non-certified communication equipment as required by the Communications and Multimedia Regulations (Technical Standards) 2000, namely two units of GSM Mobile Repeater model GSM-990 at Lorong Kemuning 4/7, Taman Kemuning here, at 2.34pm, February 20, 2019.

For the offence, the company in question was charged under regulation 16(1)(b) of the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000.

Meanwhile, for the second charge, the company was accused of intentionally using a device – a “cellular booster” – in a way that causes harmful interference at the same address, time and date as the first charge.

For the offence, the company involved is charged in accordance with regulation 34(5)(c) of the Communications and Multimedia (Spectrum) Regulations 2000, which provides for a fine of not more than RM300,000 or imprisonment for not more than three years or both.

The court also ordered the exhibits to be forfeited by the prosecution.

The company representative then paid the fine.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission deputy public prosecutor Fazril Sani Mohamed Fadzil prosecuted while the company was represented by lawyer Darwin Lim Chee Chien. – Bernama, November 23, 2022.