KOTA TINGGI: Three men received seven-year jail sentences and fines of RM250,000 each from the Kota Tinggi Sessions Court today for illegally storing a female Malayan tiger carcass.
Judge Hayda Faridzal Abu Hasan imposed the sentences after Md Shaheezam Md Salim, 49, Nazerin Tomiran, 47, and Mohamad Nazrol Tomiran, 28, pleaded guilty to the charges.
The trio was jointly charged with keeping the carcass of a fully protected Malayan tiger in a Perodua Alza car boot at a BHPetrol station in Felda Tenggaroh, Mersing, on September 16.
The offence occurred around 6.10 am at the petrol station located on Lot PTD 6179.
The Malayan tiger is listed as a fully protected species under the Tenth Schedule of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010.
They were charged under Section 70(1) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, punishable under Section 70(2) of the same law and read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
The law mandates a minimum fine of RM250,000 for each wildlife specimen or derivative and imprisonment of up to 15 years.
Perhilitan deputy public prosecutor Fatin Hanum Abdul Hadi prosecuted the case, while all three accused were without legal representation. – Bernama
