Labourer jailed a year for insulting Johor royal family


Insult to injury: Amirul being escorted into court where he pleaded guilty the charges.

JOHOR BARU: A 19-year-old labourer was sentenced to a year in jail after he pleaded guilty to 14 counts of posting insulting comments on Facebook about the Johor royal family, especially the crown prince.

Muhammad Amirul Azwan Mohd Shakri, from Tumpat, Kelantan, admitted to the 14 charges of posting insulting comments and replies on a Facebook page called TRW Troll Story using the name Miyo Castelo with the intention of hurting the feelings of others, between March and April this year.

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