Kota Kinabalu: A 25-year-old Taiwanese woman who was previously penalised for criminal conspiracy in a fake investment scheme was sentenced to five months’ jail and fined RM12,000 or six months’ imprisonment for overstaying in Sabah.
Sessions Court Judge Hurman Hussain meted out the sentence to Li Xuan Qi after she pleaded guilty to overstaying for seven days following the expiry of her social visit pass on May 14 this year.
Li was arrested at 10pm on May 21 in a hotel room at Bandaran Berjaya, here.
The offence under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, punishable under Section 15(4) of the same Act, provides for a fine of not less than RM10,000, imprisonment for up to five years, or both, upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Bryan Francis prosecuted, while counsel Nathaniel Wong and Lim Chun Yuan represented Li.
