A Malaysian teenager is jailed for abusive facebook posts

Muhammed Shakri a 19 year old Malaysian was sentenced to one year in jail for posting abusive posts on social media website “Facebook” against Johor royal family.

Shakri pleaded guilty to a 14 counts charge of abusive posts against the Johor royal family on his Facebook page between March and April. 

He was charged under the country’s multimedia law that prohibits posting abusive, harassing threatening comments online.  

The maximum penalty according to the law for such is one year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $12,500.