Woman who overstayed 22 years to ‘stay on' a year
Published on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Published on: Wed, Apr 30, 2025
By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: The offence under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act carries a jail term of up to five years, or a minimum fine of RM12,000, or both, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: An Indonesian woman who had overstayed in Sabah for 22 years and seven months, was ordered to stay in prison for a year. Rovina Bulu Sanga pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain, to the charge against her. She was detained on Apr 15 this year at 10.15am in Keningau after she produced her Social Visit Pass which had expired on Sept 15, 2002. The offence under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act carries a jail term of up to five years, or a minimum fine of RM12,000, or both, on conviction. The court ordered Rovina to serve the jail sentence from the date of her arrest and referred to the Immigration Department for further action after completing the sentence. In the same court, a 32-year-old woman was fined RM5,000 or spend three months in prison for allowing an illegal immigrant to stay in the premises under her control. Nur Shafira Adilya Mathius Abdullah pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain, to permitting a 61-year-old Indonesian woman to stay in the Tawau Delight Restoran in Sipitang. The charge stated that the Indonesian did not have any identity document and Nur Shafirah was found committing the offence at 10.10am on Nov 19, 2024. Meanwhile, eight illegal immigrants were jailed four months each for entering the State without document. They were Dayang Mohammad, Surianti Sendo, Rudianto Arshad, Jimbar Ammook, Kendong Sagun, Adzmjn Aminusin, Jufri Dadda and Muh Tahir. All of them admitted to entering the State illegally and were arrested in Keningau recently during an operation conducted by the Immigration Department. The eight failed to produce their identity documents to the immigration personnel. Prosecuting Officer Norizan Awang Tanda prosecuted. After serving the jail sentence, the illegals were ordered referred to the Immigration Department for deportation * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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