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Influencer fined RM40,000 over homeless man stunt
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Tang Sie Luk, whose Instagram handle was previously aluk_777, had sought a minimum sentence, saying he was remorseful and had already apologised.
KUANTAN : A social media influencer was fined RM40,000 after pleading guilty to posting an offensive video online showing three boys giving rice mixed with chicken bones to a homeless man.
Tang Sie Luk, 23, entered the plea after the charge was read before sessions court judge Sazlina Safie, who also ordered four months’ imprisonment in default of the fine.
Earlier, Tang, who was unrepresented, appealed for a minimum fine, saying he was remorseful for the offence and had already made an apology.
Based on the facts of the case, Tang appeared in the video giving food scraps to the homeless man on Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru.