KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a delivery rider to two weeks in jail on Friday (Jan 26) for stealing prawns and squid at a public market early this month.
Magistrate Wong Chai Sia meted the punishment on Khamirul Azmi Basli, 35, after he pleaded guilty to stealing the raw seafood worth RM350 belonging to a trader at Datuk Keramat Market at 10.30 pm on Jan 9.
The accused was charged under Section 380 of the Penal Code for theft, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine upon conviction.
The court also ordered the accused to serve his jail sentence starting from the date of his arrest on Jan 22.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Vivien Yeap Jie Xi asked for a fair sentence to serve as a lesson. Khamirul Azmi, who was not represented by a lawyer, appealed for a lighter sentence.
“I plead guilty to stealing, but I did not steal to sell the item; I just wanted to eat them.
“I am sorry and promise not to do it again; I ask for leniency. I also have a mother who now lives alone at home,” said Khamirul Azmi. – Bernama
