Kota Kinabalu: A total of 38 undocumented migrants appeared before the Sessions Court for various immigration offences, including illegal entry into Sabah and overstaying.
All of them were brought before Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain, to face the charge against them respectively.
Of the accused, 17 men and seven women from the Philippines were each sentenced to four months’ jail each and one Filipino man was fined RM4,000, in default four months’ jail, for illegally entering Sabah, respectively.
They were ordered to serve the jail sentence from the date of arrest.
Meanwhile, a Pakistani man was fined RM4,000, in default four months’ imprisonment for illegal entry and another fine of RM500 or three months’ jail for and breaching the conditions of his travel document.
A Filipino man was sentenced to four months’ jail from the date of arrest and another six months for illegally re-entering the State.
Meanwhile, a Chinese man and a Pakistani man, both charged with overstaying in the State after their travel documents had expired, were fined RM10,000 in default six months’ and 12 months’ imprisonment each.
Three other accused, a Pakistani man and two Filipinos were each sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment each from the date of arrest for also overstaying, while two Filipino men received six months’ jail each for the same offence.
The court also fixed Oct 20, 2026, for the re-mention of cases involving four Chinese nationals charged with overstaying in the State, pending verification of the authenticity of their stamps and work permits.
All those sentenced were to be referred to the Immigration Department for further action after serving the jail terms or paying fines.
Prosecuting Officer Kamrul Md Yusof from the Immigration Department appeared for the prosecution.
