KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): A father who has been accused of abducting his three children and registering them as Muslim converts without his ex-wife’s consent was fined RM20,000 by the High Court here today for contempt of court.

Judge Evrol Mariette Peters imposed the sentence on Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy, who is the former husband of Loh Siew Hong, and ordered him to pay the fine, in default of 14 days’ jail, within 14 days, starting today.