Published on: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
By: Cynthia D Baga
Kota Kinabalu: Eight Vietnamese fishermen were fined a total of RM1.7 million for illegal fishing.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus meted out the sentence to the Vietnamese who pleaded guilty separately to the charge against them, on Monday.
Skipper Le Van Cuong, 53, was fined RM1million in default five months’ jail while the crews Huynh Van Ut, 42, Vo Ninh Chanh, 29, Nguyen Van Thien, 22, Tran Van Ly, 30, Phan Tan Loc, 40, Tran Van Trung, 37, and Le Van Ty, 26, were ordered to pay a fine of RM100,000 or four months’ jail each.
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The court ordered the vessel without registration and all its equipment forfeited to the Government of Malaysia.