Eight Viet fishermen fined RM1.7m for illegal fishing | Daily Express Online
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. A...
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