RM700 fine for LRT track trespass

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 July 2019: 

A Myanmar construction worker was fined RM700, in default a month’s jail, by the magistrate’s court here today for trespassing onto the track area of the Hang Tuah Light Rail Transit (LRT) station.

Magistrate Taufiq Affandy Chin meted out the fine on Kyaw Naing Win, 38, who pleaded guilty to a charge of trespassing on the Hang Tuah LRT track, Jalan Hang Tuah here at 2.05am on June 28.

When meting out the sentence, Taufiq advised Kyaw to not endanger himself and also advised Kyaw’s employer, who was in court, to look into the welfare of his employees.

Kyaw was charged under Section 447 of the Penal Code for criminal trespass.

– Bernama