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Man convicted for helping Bangladeshi overstayer: ICA

SINGAPORE — A 32-year-old male Bangladeshi who had overstayed in Singapore wanted to leave the country. However, on Feb 14, 2016, Md Islam Md Haris Madbar was caught by officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

Woodlands Checkpoint. TODAY file photo

Woodlands Checkpoint. TODAY file photo

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SINGAPORE — A 32-year-old male Bangladeshi who had overstayed in Singapore wanted to leave the country. However, on Feb 14, 2016, Md Islam Md Haris Madbar was caught by officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

According to a statement released by ICA on Tuesday (March 28), Md Islam had crouched on the rear passenger seat floor of Malaysia-registered saloon car driven by a 26-year-old male Malaysian, Chee Tian Hao, as they attempted to leave Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.

For his role in arranging the illegal departure of Md Islam, Chee was convicted on March 23, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and three strokes of the cane.

Md Islam had been convicted on March 15, 2016, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and five strokes of the cane. He has since been released.

Further investigations had revealed that two more men, Malaysian national Mohamed Haniffa Bin Sawulmaid, 36, and 61-year-old Singaporean, Jumali B Yusof, were accomplices in the same immigration offence.

Mohamed Haniffa, who was also arrested on Feb 14, 2016, as he attempted to leave Singapore through the Woodlands Checkpoint, was convicted last month and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment.

Meanwhile, Jumali was convicted on Nov 25, 2016, and sentenced to two years and six weeks' imprisonment in lieu of caning.

Under the Immigration Act, the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane.

Offenders who engage in moving illegal immigrants into and out of Singapore may face a jail term of not less than two years and not more than five years and caning of not less than three strokes.

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