A woman was charged in the Kuala Lumpur sessions court today with uploading social media content featuring a fake marriage certificate claiming she was married to a royal.
Persana Avril Sollunda, 43, from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to her before judge Norma Ismail.
According to Berita Harian, the charge was framed under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which carries a maximum fine of RM500,000, a jail term of up to two years, or both.
A further fine of RM5,000 may be imposed for each day the offence continues after conviction.
Persana was accused of knowingly uploading a post containing an image of a fake marriage certificate purportedly between Johor regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and a certain “Crown Princess” Ratu Shana.
She is said to have committed the offence on Feb 25, using a TikTok account under the name “king.charles.ratu”.
The court allowed her bail of RM10,000 with one surety and fixed July 17 for the submission of documents.
She was also ordered to report to the nearest police station once a month until the case concludes.
Deputy public prosecutor Nursyuhada Husna Sulaiman handled the prosecution while Persana was unrepresented.
