Indonesian woman gets 12 month's jail for identity fraud to get vaccinated
Published on: Sunday, July 18, 2021
By: Bernama
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JELI: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Magistrate's Court here, Sunday, for using the identity card of a local citizen to get vaccinated.
Magistrate Mohamad Nasrudin Mohamed handed down the sentence on Yanik Setia Pratiwi, 36, after she pleaded guilty to committing the offence at a Community Rehabilitation Centre (PDK) here, on June 13 and July 4.
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Yanik was charged with two counts of using an identity card belonging to Nor Athirah Zaiki, 26, to obtain two COVID-19 vaccine shots, under Regulation 25(1) (c) of the National Registration Act1990 which provides three years imprisonment or a fine of up to RM20,000 or both.
For each offence, the court imposed a fine of RM2,000 in default six months in jail. Yanik however, failed to pay the fine.
In the same court, the accused’s husband, Amiruzaman Ab Rahmad, 59, a local, was also fined RM2,000 in default six months imprisonment on each count, for abetting his wife for the same offences at the same place and date. He paid the fine.
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The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Ho Zee Xing while the accused were represented by counsel Asmadi Abu Bakar.
