Five Indonesian nationals sentenced for immigration offences in Brunei


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Immigration and National Registration Department (INRD) produced five Indonesian nationals in the Magistrate’s Court for immigration offences, following enforcement actions under Operation Kabat III/2024 conducted by the Kuala Belait branch.

Three of the individuals – Samsodin, 41; Dedi Setiawan, 26; and Andi Purwanto, 29 – were sentenced to five months’ imprisonment and three caning after pleading guilty to overstaying after their immigration passes expired.

Another defendant, Ahmad Saekhoni, 51, also received a five-month prison sentence for the same offence. However, he was exempted from caning. Meanwhile, Samroni, 51, was fined BND3,500, or serve three months’ imprisonment if he fails to pay.

The department encourages the public to report any immigration offenders by contacting INRD’s hotline at 8734888/ 8753888 (Bandar Seri Begawan) or 8984111 (Kuala Belait). – Borneo Bulletin/ANN

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