Uttering ‘Bodoh lah polis’ lands food despatcher with RM1,000 fine

KUALA LUMPUR: A food despatcher who insulted a policeman was fined RM1,000 or two months’ jail in default by the Magistrate’s Court here today.

Magistrate Noorasyikin Sahat handed down the punishment to Mahathir Mohd Zin, 38, after the accused pleaded guilty to insulting a policeman by uttering the words “Bodoh lah polis” (“Police are stupid”).

He had insulted traffic policeman Mohd Norhisyam Mohamad Ashari with these words after he had booked him for a traffic offence on Jalan Ampang here at 10.10am on July 23.

He was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code for words or a gesture intended to insult the modesty of a person. He could have been jailed up to five years or fined, or both, for the offence.

Deputy public prosecutor Wafa Zainal Abidin appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by Hasmah Nordin. - FMT