Kota Kinabalu: A 32-year-old labourer was fined RM3,000 or seven months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for being in possession of someone else’s identity card.
Morsidi Selsido pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to having a MyKad bearing the serial number 920314-12-5415 under the name of Izwan Zulkornai without reasonable cause. The offence took place at 12.20pm on Aug 9, at Arrival Hall 3, Domestic Terminal, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA).
The charge falls under Regulation 25(1)(o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007), which carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM20,000, or both, on conviction.
According to the facts of the case, an immigration officer stationed at KKIA’s Arrival Hall 3 had inspected Morsidi, who showed a digital E-Boarding Pass image with two flight routes: Tawau–Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan–Kota Kinabalu.
However, further checks revealed that the boarding pass was not registered in the system and was suspected to be fake. A subsequent inspection uncovered a MyKad under the name of Izwan Zulkornai in Morsidi’s possession.
Suspecting an attempt to deceive authorities using a fake boarding pass and someone else’s identity card, the officer lodged a report. Fingerprint verification with the National Registration Department (NRD) later confirmed that Morsidi’s identity did not match the MyKad’s registered data.
Counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence, representing Morsidi, requested a non-custodial sentence, stating that his client is a married father of two, works as a labourer, and this was his first offence.
He told the court that Morsidi had been cheated by an agent and had paid RM3,000 for the document.
The court ordered Morsidi to be referred to the Immigration Department after paying the fine or completing his sentence.
In a separate case, a 38-year-old woman was fined RM1,300 or one month’s jail for having a mobile phone installed with an online gambling application.
Hamsia Haruna pleaded guilty to possessing a phone with the “Mega88” app, used for online gambling activities, at 2.10pm on March 7 at a grocery shop in Taman Jumbo Commercial Centre, Putatan.
She was charged under Section 7(2) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both, on conviction.
According to the prosecution, police conducted “Op Dadu,” an online gambling top-up operation, at the premises and found Hamsia involved in the activity using her mobile phone.
Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted both cases.
