FIFTEEN individuals, aged between 50 and 70, were fined between RM800 and RM3,500 by the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to 18 charges of submitting false information in connection with the registration of birth certificates and identity cards between 2004 and 2022.
The charges were heard separately before seven magistrates: Atiqah Mohamed@Mohamad Saim, Illi Marisqa Khalizan, MS Arunjothy, Aina Azahra Arifin, Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan, Amira Abdul Aziz, and S. Mageswary.
According to the first set of charges, 14 of the accused were fined between RM800 and RM1,800 for deliberately providing false information during the registration of babies’ births at various National Registration Department (JPN) branches in Kuala Lumpur, including Kepong, Bandar Tun Razak and Taman Maluri, between January 2004 and July 2022.
These offences fall under Section 36(b) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 (Act 299), which carries a maximum penalty of a RM2,000 fine, one year’s imprisonment, or both.
In separate cases, four individuals were fined between RM3,000 and RM3,500 for knowingly submitting applications for children’s identity cards using birth certificates that contained false information. These applications were made at the same JPN locations within the same time period.
The offences are punishable under Regulation 25(1)(b) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007), which provides for a fine not exceeding RM20,000, a prison term of up to three years, or both.
Prosecution was conducted by seven prosecuting officers from JPN, while all accused were represented by private defence lawyers or legal aid counsel from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK). - April 23, 2025
