General manager from Hong Kong fined RM10k for using fake Mykad

KUALA LUMPUR: A general manager of a company in Hong Kong was fined RM10,000 in default two months' jail by the Magistrate's Court here today for being in possession of a fake Malaysian identity card or Mykad.
Magistrate Siti Radziah Kamarudin meted out the punishment on Zeng Ling Lei, 43, a Chinese national, after she pleaded guilty to committing the offence at the counter of CIMB Bank, Ground Floor, Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur New Wing, Jalan Ampang here, at 4.10pm on May 8.
The offence under Rule 25 (1) (e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amended 2007) carries a maximum fine of RM20,000 or jail terms up to three years or both, upon conviction.
Based on the facts of the case, the accused was caught red-handed by two National Registration Department (NRD) enforcement officers who were running inspections of documents used by the bank's customers.
Further check with the NRD found that the card bearing the number 731110-14-8520 under the name of Ceng Ling Lei did not exist and had never been issued.
Earlier, counsel Edmond Teh who represented Zheng, appealed to the court for leniency as she used the fake identity card not for doing something illegal.
"She had used the identity card for her child's educational purposes, as well as for the treatment of her ailment, and she has valid passport and visa," he said.
However, NRD prosecuting officer Mohd Ashgar Mohd Hussain pressed for severe penalty or a fine more than RM12,000. — Bernama