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Malaysian Teen Jailed for Insulting Royal Family on Facebook

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http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-close-up-arrested-man-handcuffed-image26163005A Malaysian teenager was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday over Facebook posts which insulted the royal family in a Southern state, the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP), Azizah Mohamad said.

Muhammad Shakri, 19, pleaded guilty to a 14 counts of insulting the Johor royal family on his Facebook page between March and April, before he was sentenced by Johor Bahru Sessions’s court.

According the DPP, the teenager was charged under the country’s multimedia law that forbids posting online content that annoys abuses, threatens, or harasses others,

The law carries a maximum penalty of up to one year imprisonment and/or a fine of up to 12,500 dollars.

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