KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Overstaying was the most common offence prosecuted in court among foreigners arrested during Immigration Department (JIM) operations in the federal capital last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Overstaying was the most common offence prosecuted in court among foreigners arrested during Immigration Department (JIM) operations in the federal capital last year.
Kuala Lumpur JIM director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said a total of 2,092 prosecutions were recorded, with 1,342 cases involving overstaying under Section 15(4) of the Immigration Act 1959/63.
He said other frequently prosecuted offences included failure to possess valid travel documents (663 cases) and harbouring illegal immigrants (34 cases).
“Additional offences involved breaches of pass conditions, possession of travel documents belonging to others, and illegal re-entry,” he said when contacted today.
Wan Mohammed Saupee added that throughout the same period, Kuala Lumpur JIM detained 4,428 illegal immigrants through 701 enforcement operations.
“The largest number of arrests involved Indonesian nationals (1,288), followed by Bangladeshis (944), Myanmar nationals (878), Pakistanis (431) and Indians (164).
“Those detained also included individuals from the Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, China and Vietnam, as well as stateless persons,” he said.
He stressed that Kuala Lumpur JIM would continue enforcement and monitoring efforts to curb the presence of illegal immigrants in the capital.
Wan Mohammed Saupee also warned that no leniency would be given to foreigners who violate Malaysian laws, while locals found harbouring illegal immigrants would face firm action, including prosecution in court. — Bernama
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