Kota Kinabalu: An unemployed Filipino was jailed 17 months by the Magistrate’s Court for having a fake identification card.
Jeffri Raja Hinggu, 54, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Lovely to having the document under the name of Zulkifli Safri at 10.15pm on Nov 16, 2021 at the Oceanus Waterfront square.
Inspector Kelvan Elson Maik, prosecuting, told the court that Jeffri was detained by patrolling policemen for behaving suspiciously and produced an identity card as his identification document when asked.
However, a check with the police’s Integrated Police Reporting System (iPRS) found that the photo in the system does not tally with the photo in the card produced by Jeffri, the court heard.
Jeffri then confessed that it was a fake identity card and revealed his real name as Jeffri Raja Hinggu and that he has no valid identification document to stay in the State, said Kelvan.
Unrepresented, Jeffri requested for leniency while the prosecution applied for an adequate sentence.
Jeffri was ordered to serve the sentence from the date of his arrest and ordered to be referred to the Immigration Department thereafter.
He was charged under Regulation 25 (1) (e) Regulations National Registration 1990 (Amended 2007) provides for a jail term of up to three years or fine or up to RM20,000 or both, on conviction.
In another case, a 55-year-old man was fined RM3,500 or 12 months jail for dishonestly concealing RM1,700 belonging to a woman. Placidus Dalus admitted to dishonestly concealing the money belonging to Petronilla Lim in his bank account at 7.55pm on April 2, 2021 in a unit at Country Heights Apartments, Penampang.
The charge the charge under Section 424 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to five years or fine or both, on conviction.
The court heard from the prosecution that police investigations revealed that Placidus’ bank account was used in a fraudulent purchase of a non-existent mobile phone through the Instagram site which cause the complainant to suffer loss of RM1,700.
Placidus, who was not represented, requested for a fine as he was also a victim in the scam activity which he took as a lesson and that he was the sole breadwinner of his family. Kelvan applied for an adequate sentence.
