Two Friends Fined Rm7,500 For Stealing Buddha Statue

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Channel: 7Edition · 2017 · News & Politics

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In Pulau Pinang, two friends were fined RM7,500 in default 12 months imprisonment each by the George Town Magistrate's Court, for stealing a Buddha Statue.

Magistrate Qasiratul Jannah Usmani Othman sentenced Lim Su Quinn, 29, an executive officer at a developing firm, and his 37-year old friend Lim Keng Liang, an antique dealer, after they pleaded guilty to stealing the statue from the Penang Buddhist Association's prayer hall in Jalan Anson on December 11.

They allegedly took a statue called the 'Sleeping Buddha' made from white marble along with wooden shelves belonging to the association.

The two were charged under Section 379 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail term of Seven years, or a fine, or both.

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