The driver of a Singapore-registered car who illegally pumped subsidised RON95 fuel at a petrol kiosk in Johor has been fined RM20,000 (US$4,900).
Local media said the accused, the car owner who is in his 50s, pleaded guilty to the charge.Sessions Court judge Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim passed the sentence on Thursday (Jul 2) and ordered the man to serve three months’ jail in default if the fine was not paid.
The man paid the fine on the same day, the local media report also suggested that the case involved the driver of a black Honda Civic, who was believed to be the first person to be arrested in Johor since new rules kicked in on Apr 1.
The offence took place on Apr 9, when enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry caught the man filling his vehicle with the subsidised fuel at a petrol station in Johor.
