JOHOR BARU: A woman was sentenced to five months jail by the magistrate's court today for obstructing traffic the Johor Sultan's motorcade convoy last week.

Nur Haslinda Abdullah, 29, earlier pleaded guilty to obstructing a public servant in discharging his public functions, an offence under Section 186 of the Penal Code.

She was driving a car at Km12, Jalan Tebrau (towards Kota Tinggi) at 4.30pm on Sept 9 when the Sultan's convoy passed and police instructed her to move her car to the side of the road but she did not follow the instruction given by Supt M. Kumar Muthuvellu.

Magistrate Azlan Shah Mohd Allias, when handing down the sentence, said not following the traffic police's direction was a serious matter and hoped the five months' jail sentence could serve as a lesson.

Later, Nur Haslinda was taken to the magistrate's traffic court where she also pleaded guilty to an offence, under the Road Transport Act 1987, for reckless driving at Km12, Jalan Tebrau at 4.30pm on Sept 9.

Magistrate Salina Omar sentenced her to one day's jail and fine RM5,000 in default eight months jail, and also banned her from driving for two years.

Nur Haslinda, a mother of two from Pasir Gudang, was unrepresented. Her husband later paid the fine.

DPP Siti Asmah Zainal appeared for the prosecution in both cases.