As local police superintendent Ahmad Faizal told reporters, the automobile prominently displayed the flags of the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition in Anwar.
Ramasamy was charged under Section 4(A)1 of the Malaysian Electoral Offenses Act 1954, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a advantageous of as much as 10,000 ringgit.
On Monday, a municipal court ordered the self-employed man to serve a one-month prison sentence from the date of his arrest. If he fails to pay the advantageous, he faces 10 months in prison, the national news agency Bernama reported.
Ramasamy, who didn’t have a lawyer, apologized to the court and pleaded for leniency, saying he was unaware his actions were illegal.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Asmah Che Wan asked the court to impose an appropriate sentence because the offense was disrespectful and insulting to Sultan Ibrahim.
Hulu Selangor police said on Saturday that that they had arrested two men and seized a used vehicle in reference to the case. Both suspects were over 60 years old.
One of the suspects had a previous conviction for obstructing a lawful arrest.
Chief Superintendent Ahmad Faizal said that only one in every of the suspects was really helpful to be charged, while the opposite was named a prosecution witness.
He reminded everyone to not politicize sensitive issues or discuss race, religion and the royal family, which in Malaysia are called the so-called 3R issues.
