Stand-up comedy performer Siti Nuramira pleads guilty, fined RM8,000 FMTNews
The prosecution said Siti Nuramira Abdullah’s representations for a reduced charge, which were made on March 16, had been accepted.
Nuramira was earlier standing trial on a charge under Section 298A of the Penal Code for causing disharmony among the Muslim community during her performance on June 4 last year. Under the alternative charge, she was liable, if convicted, to imprisonment for a term of up to one year or a fine, or both.
Nuramira pleaded guilty to deliberately hurting the religious sentiments of others by claiming to have memorised 15 chapters of the Quran before removing her tudung and baju kurung on stage to reveal another set of clothes.Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob said the Attorney-General’s Chambers accepted representations sent on Nuramira’s behalf on March 16.
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