When going out, especially when it’s a short run to the grocery store, most of us prefer to keep the things we bring to a minimum and with e-wallets, we would even forgo our physical wallet.
However, this might be a bad move as a man in Sibu, Sarawak was jailed for a month after he was asked to produce his IC and couldn’t do it.
According to See Hua Daily, 27-year-old Wilson Peter was at Jalan Temple in Sibu at 2.30pm on 25 January when he was asked by the police officers there to show his identification card.
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However, he was unable to produce his MyKad as he did not bring it out.
Wilson was then accused of violating Section 25(1)(n) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 which carries a jail term of not more than 3 years and/or a fine of not more than RM20,000.
After pleading guilty at the Magistrate’s Court, Wilson’s sentence was set at a fine of RM2,000 which he was unable to pay, so, he had to go to jail for a month instead.
We’ll make sure that we bring our identification cards whenever and wherever we go.
