A group of 12 men and three women pleaded guilty on Wednesday (April 23) to charges of providing false birth information to the National Registration Department (NRD) when registering their children’s birth certificates.
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00:00Fifteen individuals pleaded guilty to charges of providing false birth information to the National Registration Department when registering their children's birth certificates.
00:12They were individually charged under Section 36B of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1957, Act 299, for willfully providing or allowing false information to be furnished.
00:25Four of the accused faced additional charges for using these fraudulent birth certificates to apply for MyCard, violating Article 25, Subsection 1B of the National Registration Regulations, 1990.
00:41The penalties under Act 299 include a maximum fine of RM2,000, imprisonment of up to 12 months, or both.
00:49The National Registration Regulations carry stricter penalties—imprisonment of up to three years, fines of up to 20,000 ringgit, or both.
01:00For the Act 299 violations, the accused received fines ranging from 800 ringgit to 1,800 ringgit.
01:08Those additionally charged with MyCard fraud faced fines of up to 3,500 ringgit.
01:14Seven magistrates presided over the proceedings.
01:16The group, consisting of 12 men and three women, had legal representation from both the National Legal Aid Foundation and private lawyers.
01:26According to court documents, the offenses occurred between 2004 and 2022 at various NRD locations across Kuala Lumpur, including counters in Taman Maluri, Bandar Tun Razak, and Kepong.
01:40The arrests were made on Tuesday, April 22nd.