SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old Singaporean nurse was fined and jailed for hurting an Immigration officer for stamping on a new page on his passport.
Sessions court judge Salawati Djambari sentenced Muhammad Ruzaini Johari to 14 days jail and RM7,000 fine or seven months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to committing the offence at 4.15pm on Sept 2. Muhammad, who was not represented, paid the fine.
Salawati ordered the imprisonment to commence from the date of arrest. Muhammad had resisted and prevented in an active manner, causing the injury to an Immigration officer stationed at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex here.
Meanwhile in another case, Salawati fined a 54-year-old man RM5,000 for possession of three passports belonging to foreign nationals. Chan Kin Fatt was in possession of passports belonging to nationals from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia when arrested in Johor Baru at 5.30pm on June 10.
