SINGAPORE (Bernama): A 46-year-old Malaysian who was on the run for more than 20 years was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with effect from the expiry of his existing sentence meted out in 1999, for offences punishable under the Immigration Act and the Penal Code.
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SINGAPORE: A 46-year-old man who had spent more than 20 years on the run for immigration offences he committed has been arrested, said the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) on Friday (Jun 11).
Siva Kumar Ramachandram, who is Malaysian, was arrested by the CPIB with the help of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Mar 4 last year.
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On Sep 24, 1999, Siva was convicted and sentenced to five years jail and 12 strokes of the cane for engaging in a conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants from Singapore into Malaysia through Woodlands Checkpoint.
A man who was on the run from the law for 20 years was sentenced on Friday to an additional six months in jail for misleading an immigration officer and for missing a court hearing in 2000.