The Magistrate’s Court on Thursday handed sentences to a pair of Indonesians who pleaded guilty to overstaying after evading the authorities.
Magistrate Nur Eleana binti Dato Seri Paduka Haji Hairol Arni sentenced 46-year-old Sudarmano to three months’ jail with three whippings while 44-year-old Purwati got a year and a month’s jail.
Immigration prosecutor Adi Yusra Adanan revealed that immigration enforcement officers arrested the duo from a rented quarter at Jalan Pasai in Sengkurong at 3.25am on March 8 during routine inspections.
More details on Weekend’s Borneo Bulletin
