Actor and director, Farid Kamil Zahari (or Farid Kamil) who was previously ordered by court to be jailed for 13 months had his jail term substituted with a RM 5,500 fine. He was previously ordered to be jailed for using criminal force and disorderly conduct in a police station three years ago, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported.
On 11th January 2018, Farid was charged with committing both offences against a police officer, Constable Muhammad Nizam Jamaluddin at the Kota Damansara police station. He was also charged with violent offense to Constable Nizam and a member of the public, Asyraf Ahmad at the same place and time.
FMT reported that the court commuted the 13-month jail sentence for offenses involving criminal violence to a RM 5,000 fine and the 4-month’s jail term for disorderly conduct to a RM 500 fine. Judicial Commissioner Nurulhuda Nur’aini Mohamad Nor in the Shah Alam High Court made the decision after allowing Farid’s appeal against the sentence.
She took into account the fact that Farid Kamil, the appellant had paid the compound as a form of compensation to the two individuals involved. Farid paid a compound of RM 5,000 to Constable Nizam and another RM 8,000 to Asyraf as prescribed under Section 260 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The judge also said that the 40-year-old actor seems remorseful of his past actions and have tendered his apology during his trial. In the court proceedings, Farid has paid the fine and he was represented by lawyers Kee Wei Lon and Low Wei Loke.
Sources: FMT, Sinar Harian
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