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KLANG - Twenty-two Indonesian nationals are sentenced to two months in prison after pleading guilty to using fake identity cards as identification documents at the Klang magistrate’s court here on Friday.
The accused comprised 21 women and one man, aged between 28 and 51, who were found to have committed an offence under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007).
The National Registration Department (JPN), in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, said all the accused were arrested on Thursday at a factory in Port Klang during an integrated Op Getah operation conducted with the Immigration Department and Selangor Labour Department.
“After the charges were read out before the court, all the accused pleaded guilty.
“The court subsequently sentenced all the accused to two months in prison, effective from the date of their arrest, which was Aug 6 (Thursday),” it said.
The proceedings were heard before magistrates Nor Azilah Mat and A Khartiyayini.
JPN added that the prosecution was conducted by JPN prosecuting officers Md Shahedan Md Taib, Zulkarnain Ahmad and Mohd Ramzi Adnan, while the instructions for the charges were issued by JPN deputy public prosecutor Sufi Aiman Azmi.
JPN stressed that enforcement efforts would continue to be intensified to curb the misuse of identity documents and ensure the integrity of the national registration system remained protected.
Earlier, Sinar Harian reported that more than 70 local and foreign nationals were inspected during the Op Getah operation, which began at 3pm.
