Teacher with fake MyKad jailed two years

KOTA KINABALU: For 12 years, Asni Ismail served as a government teacher in Ranau at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu.

She is married to a native and the couple have four children, aged between 10 months and 11 years.

But there is one problem.

Asni, 39, has committed an offence in that she holds a fake Malaysian identity card bearing the serial number 780331-12-5186.

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At a magistrate’s court here, she pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990.

The offence carries a jail term of up to three years, a fine of up to RM20,000 or both upon conviction.

Magistrate Stephanie Sherron Abbie sentenced Asni to 24 months in jail, describing the offence as “very serious”.

The sentence takes effect from the date of arrest on Nov 6.

After serving time, Asni will be referred to the Immigration Depart­ment for deportation.

Stephanie also ordered that the fake MyKad be destroyed.

According to the facts of the case, Asni was arrested at SK Kinarasan in Ranau.

The National Registration Depar­tment office in Ranau district received an application to verify the MyKad on June 15.

However, the details were not found in the department’s database. Investigations showed that it was a fake document.

Lawyer Muhamad Amirul Amin said he was awaiting instructions from Asni’s family members to file an appeal.

He said according to the family, Asni was born in Tawau, Sabah, and had gone through schooling and teacher training locally before working as a teacher.

But there were no supporting documents to back the claims.