Activist fined RM10,000 for screening movie

KUALA LUMPUR: A local activist was fined RM10,000 or one year imprisonment yesterday for screening a movie, ‘No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’ which had not been approved by the Film Censorship Board.

Lena Rasathi Hendry, 32, who was a coordinator at Pusat Komas was found guilty by the Magistrate’s Court here on Feb 21.

She committed the offence at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Kuala Lumpur & Selangor in Jalan Maharajalela here, at 9pm on July 3, 2013.

The charge under Section 6(1)(b) of the Film Censorship Act 2002, carries a jail term of up to three years or a fine of up to RM30,000, or both, on conviction. — Bernama