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"Spidey" fined RM2,000 for trespassing Petronas Twin Towers

Report from TheStar today

French “Spiderman” Robert Alain Philippe was fined RM2,000 after he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass for scaling the Petronas Twin Towers.
The 47-year-old was fined the amount in default of two months jail at the KL magistrate’s court on Wednesday.
The fine was set by magistrate Siti Shakirah Mohtaruddin after he pled guilty to criminally trespassing a building belonging to Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre at Jalan Ampang here, a crime punishable under Section 447 of the Penal Code.
French “Spiderman” Robert Alain Philippe let off with a fine of RM2,000.
He scaled Tower 2 of the Twin Towers at about 8.30am on Tuesday in his third attempt to conquer the building, and succeeded about two hours later.
Dressed in dark grey pants and a teal jacket, he was brought into the dock in handcuffs.
His lawyer Wong Kian Kheong, in pleading for a lower sentence, told the court that Philippe was only climbing out of passion.
"Everyone has a passion and my client's passion is to climb tall buildings.
"He is not doing so for profit or publicity, he has caused no injury to the complainant, nor has he caused any damage to the property," he said.
Wong added that his client had decided not to climb anymore buildings in the city so there was no fear of a repetition of his crime.
"He has a ticket to fly back to Paris on Sept 7," he said.
He added Philippe, a father of three children aged 16. 19 and 22, had also climbed for charity previously and had trained Malaysian fire fighters.
He also said the court should also take into consideration the fact that his client was certified as 60% disabled by French medical authorities, as a result of his climbing accidents.
Siti Shakirah, in handing down her ruling, said no custodial sentence was imposed as he was a first time offender.
"Spiderman" first tried to scale the building on March 20, 1997, and made a second unsuccessful attempt in 2007, after which he was freed without charge. Each time he reached the 60th storey before being intercepted by authorities.
He told reporters that he was "very happy" and that he was eyeing Dubai next.

Notable climbs
A few of the more than 70 skyscrapers and monuments climbed by Alain Robert
Sydney, Australia – Sydney Tower and the Sydney Opera House
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Hotel Vermont
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Crown Plaza Hotel
Hong Kong The Far East Finance Centre The Cheung Kong Centre
London One Canada Square
Lloyd's building
Paris, France
Eiffel Tower
Grande Arche at La Défense
Obelisk in Place de la Concorde
Tour Montparnasse
Tour Cristal at Front De Seine
Mercurial Towers at Bagnolet
Frankfurt, Germany – Dresdner Bank Tower
Milan, Italy – Banca di Milano building
Tokyo, Japan – Shinjuku Center Building
Warsaw, Poland – Marriott Hotel
Johannesburg, South Africa – IBM Tower
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates – National Bank of Abu Dhabi and the Etisalat building
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority [ADIA], Headquarters Building, UAE
United States of America
Empire State Building – New York City
Sears Tower – Chicago, Illinois
Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco, California
Blue Cross Tower – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Luxor Hotel pyramid – Las Vegas, Nevada
Tampere, Finland – Hotel Ilves
Malaysia
Petronas Tower 1 – Kuala Lumpur (arrested at the 60th floor in 1997)
Petronas Tower 2 – Kuala Lumpur (arrested at the 60th floor in visit Malaysia year 2007)
Sabah Foundation Building – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (for fund raising)
Melia Hotel – Kuala Lumpur
Taiwan – Taipei 101
Venezuela – Parque Central Torre
Barcelona – Torre Agbar
Lisbon – Torre Vasco da Gama
Mexico City- Santa Fé World Plaza Corporate Tower
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak Radio Building
Shanghai, China – Jin Mao Building