A Croatian hiker rescued from Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu was fined for trespassing as he sought forgiveness for an act he said was spontaneous and not driven by a desire to avoid paying the entry fee.
Mauro Persic was fined the maximum penalty of RM25,000 (£4,580) early this month for trespassing into the Kinabalu Park. Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia on the island of Borneo, standing at an elevation of 4,095m.