According to Bernama, deputy public prosecutor Nur Asmaniza Mohammad had asked the court to impose an appropriate penalty on the accused because his actions disturbed inter-racial sensitivity.
However, Gunalan’s lawyer Robert S Gnanarajan asked for leniency, saying that the accused was no longer employed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and regretted his actions.
Under the offence, he could have been jailed for five years.
He, however, paid the fine of RM3,000 as imposed by the Magistrate’s…