73 Immigration Offenders Deported In May
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - The latest figures from the Immigration Law Enforcement show that in this month, there have been 73 deportations and two canings of immigration offenders. The Law Enforcement Unit has also collected so far this month $22,300 in compounds (fines) from workers and employers who broke immigration laws.

From the statistics given by the unit, from May 6-19, 2008 there were 75 investigations, six charged, two received canning and 44 people were compounded (fined).

Meanwhile, Immigration Law Enforcers continued their efforts to uphold immigration laws on Wednesday with a raid on two construction sites in the Brunei-Muara District. Sixteen personnel from the Immigration Law Enforcement Unit took part in the operation.

Two alleged immigration offenders were caught in the raid - Sathik Ali Musthaffa for allegedly engaging in employment while on a visit pass, and a grass-cutter Manikam Selvarasu for allegedly taking a job not stipulated in his work quota.

The unit reminded employers that it is an offence to hire such immigration offenders.

They could be imprisonment for not more than two years or fined not less than $3,000 but not more than $6,000 or both. Committing a second offence could land them in prison for not more than four years, a fine of not less than $6,000 but not more than $12,000 or both. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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