All of the accused, comprising 66 women and 18 men of Filipino and Indonesian nationality, are aged between 18 and 53 years. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: A total of 84 people pleaded guilty in the Kulai magistrates’ court in Johor today to using Malaysian identity cards (MyKad), either fake or belonging to other people, to work at a factory in Johor Technology Park, Senai.
Bernama reported that magistrate R Salini fined 83 of them RM4,000 each, in default seven months’ jail, while one was sentenced to seven months’ jail, to be served from the date of arrest on Nov 17.
All of them, comprising 66 women and 18 men of Filipino and Indonesian nationality, are aged between 18 and 53 years.
They were charged under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007), which provides for up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM20,000 or both if convicted.
Twenty of the accused were represented by lawyer Jihad Syahida Nadia Zakaria, while lawyer Norasykin Jabarulla represented another 30.
The others were represented by lawyer Sharmaine Fairuz Zulkifli from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
All of them requested the minimum sentence on various grounds, including being a single mother, having young children to take care of, working in a factory and being first-time offenders.
National registration department prosecuting officer Zulkarnain Ahmad argued that the misuse of MyKads could affect national security and had economic and political implications.
