Kota Kinabalu: The High Court here on Thursday upheld the acquittal of a government servant on a charge of making a fake identity card.
Judge Datuk Maslinda @ Linda Mohd Ainal dismissed the prosecution’s appeal against the Sessions Court’s decision acquitting and discharging Safiah Alijang without calling for her defence.
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The judge affirmed the Sept 27, 2022 decision of the Sessions Court.
Safiah, 56, an assistant registrar with the National Registration Department (NRD), was accused of making a fake identity card under the name Muhamad Daniel Hafiez bin Arif @ Jali, at 3.05pm on May 22, 2013, at the NRD branch in Pitas.
The charge under Sections 463/465 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine, or both, on conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Deputy Public Prosecutor Rustam Sanip appeared for the prosecution as appellant, while the respondent was represented by counsel Azhier Farhan Arisin.
In another case, an unemployed woman, who was on Wednesday charged with smuggling an undocumented Filipino migrant, on Thursday claimed trial in the High Court here to another similar charge involving two undocumented Filipino migrants at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA).
Nihmah Hashim, 53, pleaded not guilty before Judicial Commissioner Ratanah Devi Yusof Perumal to smuggling two undocumented Filipino migrants at 5.30am on Oct 31, 2025, at the KKIA.
The charge under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 carries a jail term of up to 20 years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
The court fixed June 19 for mention.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Lovely Natasha Charles appeared for the prosecution while the accused was represented by counsel Datuk Ram Singh.
Nihmah had on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in another High Court to a similar charge involving one undocumented Filipino migrant.
Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man was fined RM1,500 or one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court for buying illegal public lottery tickets.
Raden Firman pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to committing the offence at 2.48pm on March 5, this year, in front of a shop at Inanam New Township, Inanam.
He was charged under Section 9(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, which provides a fine of up to RM5,000 or imprisonment of up to six months, or both, on conviction.
The court heard from the prosecution that on the said day, the police arrested Raden for being involved in illegal public lottery gambling activities.
The police also found him having a handphone, a mobile printer, a printed gambling number slip dated March 5, and RM102 cash.
The court ordered the seized RM102 cash to be forfeited as government revenue.
Inspector Yusdi Basri prosecuted.
