Ronny Cham: State news agency Bernama said the court in Kota Kinabalu gave the group the option of a 5,000-ringgit fine, or spending three months in prison if they couldn't pay it, according to Deutsche Welle. A lawyer for the defendants - Dylan Snel from the Netherlands, British student Eleanor Hawkins and Canadian siblings Lindsey Petersen and Danielle Peterson - said all had paid their fines and were due to be released later on Friday. "They were remorseful and regretted their act, and offered to make a public apology," lawyer Ronny Cham said. They were nominally sentenced to three days in prison, the time they had spent in custody awaiting trial. Mount Kinabalu, one of Southeast Asia highest peaks, is believed by local tribes to be a resting place for the dead The nude photos taken on the 4,095-meter peak in Malaysia Sabah state caused a public outcry. Eighteen climbers died in the quake on June 5, while dozens more were trapped by landslides and rock falls. Some Malaysians suggested the tourists had angered the mountain tribal spirits, days later.
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