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Lena Hendry fined RM10,000 for airing documentary
Human rights activist found guilty last month of
screening documentary on Sri Lankan civil war, No Fire Zone: The Killing
Fields of Sri Lanka.
VIDEO INSIDE
KUALA LUMPUR: Human rights activist Lena Hendry was fined RM10,000
for airing an uncensored documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war in
2013.
Magistrate Mohd Rehan Mohd Aris meted out the fine after the court
had deliberated an appropriate sentence to be imposed on the Pusat Komas
programme coordinator.
“After reading the submissions from the defence and prosecution, the
court decided to impose a RM10,000 fine on the accused,” he told the
packed courtroom.
Lena faces a one-year jail term if she fails to settle the RM10,000 fine.
The court also ordered Lena to settle the fine by today.
Last month, the court found Lena guilty of the charge under Section
6(1)(b) of the Film Censorship Act for showing No Fire Zone: The Killing
Fields of Sri Lanka, a documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war that
lasted for 26 years.
Lena committed the offence at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commmerce Hall here on July 3, 2013.
The court granted her a stay of execution on her jail sentence pending any appeal, however, Lena decided to pay the fine.
She was first acquitted by the same Magistrate on March last year at the end of the prosecution’s case.
However, the High Court overturned the acquittal and order Lena to enter defence for her charge.
Lena was represented by lawyer New Sin Yew and Joshua Tay while
deputy public prosecutor Nurakmal Farhan Aziz appeared for the
prosecution.- FMT News, 22/3/2017
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