Court Takes Pity On 'Mistreated' Bangladeshi
By Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - A 34-year-old Bangladeshi who ran away from his mistreating employer was sent to prison for five months when he pleaded guilty to overstaying for two years in Brunei.

Mostafa Kamal Mohammad Afaz told the court that he had left his job and ran away because his employer had mistreated him.

He said in his mitigation that his family was poor.

Senior Magistrate Radin Safiee said, having overstayed for two years is a fact that cannot be ignored, however, he took into consideration Mostafa's family status, his clean record, having saved the court's time by pleading guilty and that he was remorseful for what he had done.

"It would have been eight months," said the Magistrate upon giving Mostafa a lighter sentence.

Immigrations prosecutor Moharefandi Hj Md Tahir told the court that Mostafa was arrested during the "Benteras 32", a joint operation conducted by Immigration and the police recently.

"He was suspected to be an illegal immigrant, which was confirmed when officers found that his employment pass had expired in 2001," Moharefandi told the court.

According to the statement of facts, Mostafa was a labourer with the Saimajaya Trading Company. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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