The former girlfriend of controversial blogger Alvin Tan, Vivian Lee, who was convicted of insulting Islam by making offensive postings on their Facebook and sentenced to five months and 22 days' jail for the offence, has been spared the jail time and replaced with an RM5,000 fine, in default six months’ jail.
This followed a decision by Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohd Sofian Abd Razak today in allowing an appeal by the woman for the jail sentence to be replaced with fine.
In allowing the appeal by Lee, 29, he dismissed the appeal by the prosecution for a longer jail sentence to one year.
Mohd Sofian also advised Lee to not repeat the mistake and warned her of a more serious penalty if she did it.
On May 27, 2016, Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud sentenced Lee to five months and 22 days' jail for the offence.
Lee and Tan were jointly charged with committing the offence by posting a picture of her and Tan with a caption "Selamat Berbuka Puasa (with Bak Kut Teh...fragrant, delicious and appetising)", which also contained the halal logo, on their Facebook 'Alvin and Vivian-Alvivi' at 9 am on July 12, 2013.
The charge was made under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948 which provides a fine of up to RM5,000, or imprisonment for up to three years, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, who prosecuted, when met by reporters outside the court, said the prosecution would file an appeal at the Court of Appeal this Thursday.
-- Bernama
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