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Pakistani gets RM10,000 fine for overstay

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 11:35 AM PDT

KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court here yesterday convicted four foreigners for separate immigration offences under the Immigration Act 1959/63.

In the first case, Judge Hafizi Abdul Halim imposed a fine of RM10,000, in default, five months' jail on Wajid Ali, 22, and a fine of RM800, in default, two months' jail on Shamsul Ul Qamar, 30.

Wajid, a Pakistani, pleaded guilty to overstaying in the state for five months and 26 days, on a social visit pass which expired on December 2, 2013.

He was arrested on April 28, this year at Afzal Trading, along Km 29 Tuaran Road around 11.45pm.

The charge under Section 15 (1) (c) of the same Act is punishable by a jail term of up to five years or a fine of up to RM10,000, or both, upon conviction.

Meanwhile, Shamsul, also a Pakistani arrested on the same day and place, pleaded guilty to violating his social visit pass by working as a shop assistant at the premises.

The offence under Regulation 39b under the same Act carries a fine not exceeding RM1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, on conviction.

The same court jailed Filipino Felinda G Gabrillo, 47, for four months after she pleaded guilty to overstaying in the state for over a year, on a social visit pass which expired on January 31, 2013.

She was caught for committing the offence on May 11 this year at around 4.30pm in Beaufort town.

Prosecuting officer Hamisah Puteh of the Immigration Department, prosecuted the three cases.

In the last case, the court jailed an Indonesian, Idjil Mukasil, 46, for five months jail with one stroke of the cane, after he pleaded guilty to illegal entry into the State.

Idjil was arrested on June 2, this year at a bus stop in Inanam town around 5.30pm.

He was charged under Section 6 (1) (c) of the Act which carries a maximum fine of RM10,000 or a jail term of up to five years or both plus whipping, upon conviction.

In mitigating for a lenient sentence, Idjil claimed he has been in Sabah for about six years, and has five children to support here.

Deputy public prosecutor Luke Ressa Balang prosecuted the case.

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CNY video clip: teresa kok wants to transfer sedition case to high court

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:42 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP vice-chairman Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who has been charged with sedition over her controversial Chinese New Year video clip at the Sessions Court, is applying to transfer the case to the High Court.

Sessions Court Judge Norsharidah Awang fixed Sept 2 to hear submissions by both parties on the application and ordered lawyer S.N.Nair, representing Kok, to make a formal application over the matter.

Nair told the court, when the case came up for case management yesterday, that his client was applying to transfer the case under Section 417 of Criminal Procedure Code.

He said the application was made on two grounds, that if the case originated at the Sessions Court her client would have her final appeal at the Court of Appeal, but if the case started at the High Court the appeal would end up at the Federal Court.

He further said that the charge also involved constitutional issues which can only be decided on by a superior court.

Following which, Norsharidah vacated the trial date for the case which had been set four days from Sept 2.

On May 6, Kok who is also Seputeh Member of Parliament, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to a charge of sedition over a video clip she was alleged to have published on Feb 1 this year in conjunction with the Chinese New Year.

Kok, 50, was charged with committing the offence at a unit of the Putra Ria Apartments in Jalan Bangsar, Brickfields, at about 9 am on that date.

The charge, under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act 1948, provides a maximum fine of RM5,000 or a jail term of up to three years, or both, upon conviction.

An elected representative will be disqualified from holding the post if he or she is fined more than RM2,000 or sentenced to a jail term of more than one year for any offence.

Deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad prosecuted. — Bernama

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Ex-secretary pleads guilty to cheating bank of RM300,000

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:28 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: A former secretary with OCBC Bank (M) Berhad pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here yesterday to four counts of cheating the bank of over RM300,000.

Judge Mat Ghani Abdullah fixed June 23 for sentencing after Rose Hanida Long, 36, made the guilty plea after the charge was read to her.

Rose Hanida was charged with deceiving the OCBC's Finance Division into approving payments for official expenses allegedly incurred amounting to RM348,294.81 through
160 transactions into her account.

She was accused of committing the offences at Menara OCBC Bank (M) Berhad, Jalan Tun Perak here between Jan 2010 and December 2013. — Bernama

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June 11 hearing for skipper of sunk express boat

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT

BINTULU: The skipper of an express boat which sank in Sungai Anap Kakus, Ulu Tatau in 2010, killing 13 passengers was ordered to attend a hearing of the case in the High Court here on June 11.

The deputy public prosecutor had appealed against the acquittal and discharge of the respondent Ting Meng Siik at the end of the defence in 2012.

Ting faced 13 charges of causing death from negligence when he allegedly made a bad call while negotiating the river that took 13 lives, including a baby and three children.

The Sessions Court had earlier acquitted Ting who was from Sibu of all charges without calling for his defence.

The judge found that the prosecution had failed to make out a prima facie case against the accused.

The tragedy occurred in Sungai Kakus, Ulu Tatau when the boat was negotiating a bend in the river near Kelebu timber camp at about 2.30pm. The number of survivors stands at 17.

Police failed to contact Ting and two of his sureties namely Ting Seng Huak and Susan Kung for the hearing on the case.

They were advised to call Insp Zulkiflie Othman at 019-8475500 or Tatau Police Station at 086-584615.

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