Malaysian fugitive caught after 20 years on the run


SINGAPORE (Bernama): A 46-year-old Malaysian who was on the run for more than 20 years was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with effect from the expiry of his existing sentence meted out in 1999, for offences punishable under the Immigration Act and the Penal Code.

Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in its website said R. Siva Kumar was arrested with the help of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on March 4, 2020, and brought back to serve his sentence for immigration offences he committed in Singapore in 1999.

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