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.
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