BY Fadley Faisal

The Intermediate Court has fixed December 17 to hand down a sentence to a company, whose director had pleaded guilty to a charge of trading fake HP printer ink toner products.

On Wednesday, parties argued on what should be a fitting sentence for the court to take into account.

Defence Counsel Pengiran Shahyzul bin Pengiran Abdul Rahman contended the prosecution’s aggravating points for Tradetech Sdn Bhd’s minimal role in supplying government ministries and departments, as well as a medical centre with the fake HP printer toners in 2017 and 2018.

The lawyer pressed that these organisations knew that the products were not genuine on the receiving end.

On the issue of a fine to commensurate the offence, Prosecutor Shamsuddin Haji Kamaluddin urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence, by ordering the defendant company to settle at least BND75,000, in the name of protecting intellectual property rights.

The defence party argued that among other things that do not tantamount to aggravating factors, a fine that is equivalent to the price of items involved in the charge ought to be enough.

-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin