A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to six years and eight months’ jail, as well as fined RM30,000 and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court in Pekan Nanas here for 16 charges under the Immigration Act.
Judge Zahilah Md Yusof handed down the sentence on Md Mohiuddin Mamun, 40, who pleaded guilty to all the charges.
Mohiuddin was charged with 14 counts of unlawful possession of passports which did not belong to him, while the other two charges were for violating his social visit pass and for attempting to forge either a visa, permit or pass under the Immigration Act.
Mohiuddin was charged under Section 12 (1) (f) of the Passport Act 1966, which provides a maximum fine of RM10,000, or imprisonment for up to five years’ jail, or both, upon conviction.
He was sentenced to between 10 months and 18 months on each charge.
On the charge of violating his social visit pass, made under Regulation 39 (b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963, he was sentenced to two months’ jail.
Mohiuddin was sentenced to five years jail, fined RM30,000, in default six months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane, for falsifying documents.
Zahilah ordered him to serve all the jail sentences concurrently from the date of his arrest.
The prosecution was conducted by immigration deputy assistant director Norzuriana Muhammad Nor, while Mohiuddin was unrepresented. The offenses were committed at two premises on Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru, between 4pm and 5pm last Aug 27.
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