TELUK INTAN (Bernama): Some 131 Chinese nationals pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Thursday (Jan 2) to a charge of overstaying and not having a valid pass or permit.
The accused comprising 123 men and eight women, aged between 18 and 54, made the plea before Judge Norita Mohd Ardani after the charges were read in Mandarin.
Judge Norita fined 10 of them RM10,000 each in default of two weeks' jail for overstaying while another 121 of them were fined RM5,000 each in default of two months' jail for being in the country without a valid pass or permit. They were charged under Section 15 of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for overstaying and under Section 6 of the same Act for entering and staying in the country without valid permits.
In the five-hour trial beginning at 10.30am, the Immigration Department prosecuting team was represented by Nurul Asyikin Rosli while the accused were represented by lawyers Varghese Onny, V. Santhiran, Zaflee Pakwanteh and Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi.Article type: free
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