KUALA LUMPUR: A Magistrates' Court in Miri sentenced an Indonesian labourer to one month in jail and fined him RM20,000 in default of another month's imprisonment for his involvement in illegal lottery activities.
According to Borneo Post, the accused, Rohani, 43, pleaded guilty to assisting in carrying on a public lottery, an offence under Section 4A(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act.
He was accused of committing the offence by the roadside of a shopping centre on May 5.
In mitigation, Rohani, who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency as he is married with two children.