Ainun Jongin and her daughter Loo Sock Yan pleaded guilty after they were charged at the Muar magistrates’ court today. (Reuters pic)PETALING JAYA: A mother and daughter who obstructed Muar municipal council (MPM) enforcement officers during an operation to catch stray dogs last month were fined RM500 each by the Muar magistrates' court today.
Ainun Jongin, 52, an Indonesian national, and her daughter, Loo Sock Yan, 24, pleaded guilty after the charges were read out before magistrate Kartini Kasran, reported Berita Harian.
The court also ordered them to serve 30 days in jail if they failed to pay the fines. Both women paid the fines.
According to the charges, the two jointly and intentionally obstructed a public servant, a 31-year-old MPM assistant public health officer, from carrying out his duties during an operation to catch stray dogs.
