Three men in Perlis were fined RM1,000 each and ordered to perform eight hours of community service for discarding cigarette butts in public places.
KANGAR: Three men were each fined RM1,000 and ordered to perform eight hours of community service by the Sessions Court here today for littering.
Judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid imposed the sentences after Idzham Husin, 43, Ahmad Nasri Mohammad Yusof, 47, and Putra Che Ani, 59, pleaded guilty.
The trio were charged with discarding cigarette butts in public places without using designated containers on separate dates in January.
The offences occurred at Dataran Sena Indah, Jeti Kuala Perlis, and in front of a bank in Kangar.
They were charged under Section 77A(1) of the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act 2007.
The law provides for a maximum fine of RM2,000 and a community service order not exceeding 12 hours within six months.
Prosecuting officers from the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation conducted the case.
All three defendants were unrepresented in court.
This case is the first of its kind to be prosecuted in the state of Perlis.
 The Sun Malaysia
