Singaporean charged with helping Indonesian woman's illegal stay, other immigration offences

A 30-year-old Singaporean man was on Thursday (Oct 1) charged with abetting an Indonesian woman to overstay in Singapore.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement after the case was mentioned in court that Sharizal Saidon had abetted a 30-year-old Indonesian woman, Alfira Mongan, to overstay in Singapore.

He was also charged with harbouring Alfira and obstructing an ICA officer in the execution of his duty.

ICA said Sharizal allegedly helped her remain in Singapore for nearly three years, after the expiry of her special pass on May 19, 2023.

Between May 20, 2023, and May 26 this year, Sharizal had purportedly allowed Alfira to stay at his Hougang Avenue 5 flat.

This was despite him knowing that she was an overstayer, ICA stated.

He is also said to have obstructed an ICA officer from doing his duty on May 26 this year by instructing Alfira to hide in a closet to evade detection.

An unidentified 20-year-old man was also made to delete messages from the Indonesian woman's phone.

Alfira was subsequently sentenced to 14 weeks' imprisonment and fined $2,000. She has since been deported and barred from re-entering Singapore.

ICA said that it takes a firm stance against any person who harbours immigration offenders or obstructs ICA officers in the execution of their duty.

Those found guilty of harbouring an overstayer and/or illegal immigrant may be sentenced to up to two years' imprisonment, and could also be fined up to S$6,000.

The offence of negligently failing to ascertain whether a person is an overstayer, or an illegal immigrant and harbouring such as person carries a penalty of up to 12 months' jail, a fine of up to $6,000, or both.

Any person found guilty of resisting or obstructing, actively or passively, an immigration officer in the execution of the immigration officer’s duty may be fined up to $4,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.

一名30岁的新加坡男子于周四（10月1日）被控教唆一名印尼女子在新加坡逾期居留。

移民与关卡局 (ICA) 在法庭提及此案后发表声明称，沙里扎尔·赛顿教唆一名 30 岁的印度尼西亚女子阿尔菲拉·蒙根在新加坡逾期居留。

他还被指控窝藏阿尔菲拉，并妨碍移民与关卡局官员执行公务。

ICA表示，Sharizal涉嫌帮助她在新加坡滞留近三年，而她的特别准证已于2023年5月19日到期。

据称，从 2023 年 5 月 20 日至今年 5 月 26 日，沙里扎尔允许阿尔菲拉住在他在后港 5 道的公寓里。

ICA表示，尽管他明知她是逾期居留者，但他还是这么做了。

据说他还于今年 5 月 26 日指示阿尔菲拉躲在壁橱里以逃避侦查，从而妨碍了一名移民与关卡局官员履行职责。

一名身份不明的 20 岁男子还被迫删除了这名印尼女子手机上的信息。

随后，阿尔菲拉被判处 14 周监禁并罚款 2000 美元。她已被驱逐出境，并被禁止再次入境新加坡。

移民与关卡局表示，对于窝藏移民违法者或阻挠移民与关卡局官员执行公务的任何人，都将采取坚决的立场。

窝藏逾期居留者和/或非法移民者，最高可判处两年监禁，并可处以最高 6,000 新元的罚款。

因疏忽未能查明某人是否为逾期居留者或非法移民，并窝藏此类人员的罪行，最高可判处 12 个月监禁、6000 美元罚款，或两者并罚。

任何人如被发现主动或被动地抵抗或妨碍移民官员执行公务，可被处以最高 4,000 美元的罚款、最高 12 个月的监禁，或两者并罚。