12 July 2008, Bandar Seri Begawan
A 21-year-old Indonesian woman who ran away from her employer in Kuala Belait will spend the next four months behind bar. The Bandar Magistrate's Court sentenced the defendant, Siti Nur Septiana, after she pleaded guilty to remaining in the country after her pass had expired on March 15, 2008. This is an offence under section 15(1) of the immigration Act, Chapter 17.
According to the Immigration Prosecting Officer, the defendant was arrested at a rented house in Jalan Kota Batu by a team of Police officers from the Criminal Investigation Departement.
The Court was told that Siti worked as a dishwasher in Bandar Seri Begawan after she had run away from her employer in Kuala Belait.
from Borneo Bulletin, Sunday, 13 July 2008
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