Advertisement
Singapore jails, canes Indonesian man who swam to city state from Malaysia using rubbish bag
- Muhammad Izal, 34, had been charged in Singapore for immigration offences on four previous occasions and was deported in May last year
- He travelled to Johor Bahru, Malaysia and swam to Singapore’s Pulau Ubin island using a black rubbish bag as an inflatable floating device
Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
1
An Indonesian man who had already been deported and banned from entering Singapore for immigration offences returned to the city state illegally again, swimming from Malaysia with a rubbish bag he used as a flotation device.
Muhammad Izal, 34, was caught again and sentenced on Thursday to 15 months’ jail and seven strokes of the cane.
He pleaded guilty to one charge each of entering Singapore without a valid pass and entering Singapore without permission when he had been deported from Singapore in May last year.
Advertisement
According to court documents, Izal had been charged in Singapore for immigration offences on four previous occasions.
He was last charged in August 2021 for entering Singapore without a valid pass and for illegally returning to Singapore after he had been removed from the country.
He was convicted in September 2021 and sentenced to a year’s jail and six strokes of the cane.
Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x