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227195
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 15:03
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140 Myanmar Nationals Sentenced To Five Months' Jail
LANGKAWI (Kedah, Malaysia), Feb 9 (Bernama) -- A total of 140 Myanmar
nationals who were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)
between December last year and January this year had been sentenced to five
months' jail.
Seven more who are minors have been handed over to the Immigration
Department for repatriation.
Northern region MMEA enforcement chief Maritime Admiral Tan Kok Khee said
the Langkawi Magistrate's Court meted out the sentence under the Immigration
Act.
They began serving the sentence from the date they were arrested on Dec 1
and Jan 18, he said.
-- BERNAMA