Migrants buying, possessing fake MyKad to face action under Sosma

BernamaPublished: Jul 21, 2020 2:15 AM | Updated: Jul 21, 2020 2:46 AM

Migrants who buy or possess fake MyKad can be prosecuted under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) when such offences, which are under the Immigration Act 1959/63, are included in Sosma.

Minister of Home Affairs, Hamzah Zainudin said, currently, migrants who committed the offences were only detained under the Immigration Act and repatriated.

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