ျမန္မာႏိုင္ ငံသားအခ်င္းခ်င္း ဒုကၡေပးတဲ့သူမ်ား ေသခ်င္းဆိုးနဲ႕ ေသပါေစ။ 52 Myanmar nationals face prison sentence in MalaysiaThe Myanmar Embassy in Malaysia was rendering assistance to 75 Myanmar citizens who had been detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, media has reported.Further information revealed that 61 of the Myanmar nationals entered Malaysia with fake visas, and that 36 men and 16 women were sentenced to one-year imprisonment under the Malaysian immigration law on 12 August.The people sentenced are reportedly allowed to lodge an appeal within 14 days, sources said.Eight people with fake visas have been released as they are elderly people and small children.According to Malaysian immigration officials, 12 Myanmar people with authentic visas are being kept at the detention centre at the airport as they need to appear as witnesses when three agents, two of whom hold authentic visas, are to stand trial.Malaysian immigration officers said that the trial date has been set for 19 August and that 20 pardoned Myanmar nationals will return home at the end of this month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will coordinate and negotiate with the Malaysian government to find ways through diplomatic channels to lessen the prison term passed to the Myanmar nationals.Myanmar officials said further investigation will be made to take action against local agencies for smuggling people out of the country.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:54:57 +0000
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