GUA MUSANG: Two men were each fined RM6,000 by the magistrate's court here today after pleading guilty to stealing telecommunications components at the Chiku 3 Felda transmission tower site earlier this month.
Mohd Syahrul Mohamed Sarip, 40, and Mohd Fahmi Mat, 31, entered their pleas after the charges were read out before magistrate Nik Mohd Tarmizie Nik Mohd Shukri.
They were jointly charged with stealing telecommunications components at the Chiku 3 Felda transmission tower site about 3pm on Oct 2.
The offence is punishable under Section 379 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to seven years, a fine or both.
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Asma'a Che Omar prosecuted, while the two men were represented by lawyer Ahmad Firdaus Abdul Hamid from National Legal Aid Foundation.
Nik Mohd Tarmizie fined both men RM6,000 each.
Meanwhile, Syahrul was also charged with stealing five remote radio units belonging to CelcomDigi Bhd at the PBTS Blue Valley Lojing transmission tower about 6pm on Oct 3.
The offence is also punishable under Section 379 of the Penal Code.
For this charge, Nik Mohd Tarmizie fined Syahrul RM7,000. Both men paid their respective fines.
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