Two S’poreans fined $319 each, given community service orders for littering in JB
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A simulation of a community service order, which the two Singaporeans were given after they pleaded guilty to littering in a public place.
PHOTO: ST FILE
JOHOR BAHRU - Two Singaporean men have each been fined RM1,000 (S$319) and ordered to perform community service by the Johor Bahru Sessions Court after pleading guilty to littering in a public place.
Lim Hu Shen and Tan Boon Haw, both 38, admitted to the charges after they were read out in Mandarin before the judge, Datuk Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim, on April 7.
Lim, an architect, and Tan, a project manager, were also ordered to perform six hours of community service at a rate of two hours per day within a period of not more than six months.
The fine was imposed in default of a month’s jail.
According to the charge sheets, the two men had disposed of solid waste, namely cigarette butts, in a public area instead of designated bins.
They committed the offence in front of the main entrance of a Johor Bahru mall between 11am and 11.11am on Jan 3.
The charge was framed under Section 77A(1) of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007, which allows for a community service order under Section 77B(1).
The offence carries a fine of up to RM2,000 and a maximum of 12 hours of community service upon conviction. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
