Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan was charged at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court today for disclosing the content of a police report in his blog three years ago.

Sanjeevan, 34, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge Norshila Kamaruddin.

According to the charge, Sanjeevan was accused of revealing the content of a police report 'THSL 37529/15' to the public via his blog.

The offence was allegedly committed on Nov 13, 2015, under Section 203A(1) of the Penal Code and is punishable under Section 203A(2), which provides for a maximum fine of RM1 million, or a maximum jail term of one year or both, upon conviction.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Asyraf Ashy'ari Kamaruzzaman offered bail at RM15,000 in one surety. 

However, Sanjeevan's counsel S Preakas applied for bail of RM5,000 on the grounds that his client had been cooperating with the police.

The court allowed Sanjeevan to go on bail at RM5,000 with one surety and set Feb 8, 2019, for case mention.

- Bernama