SINGAPORE: An Indian gentleman who had already been deported and barred from entering Singapore for immigration-related offenses returned to Singapore in violation of the law after swimming from Malaysia with a garbage bag he used to float.
On Thursday, November 2, Muhammad Izal, 34, was apprehended once more and given a 15-month prison term and seven wood breaths.
He admitted guilt to the charges that he had entered Singapore without a true complete and without permission after being deported from Singapore in May 2022.
Izal had allegedly been charged in Singapore for emigration offenses on four prior events, according to court records.
He was most recently accused of entering Singapore without a true complete and of returning there fraudulently after being expelled in August 2021.
In September 2021, he was found guilty and given a year in prison as well as six wood strokes.
Izal was referred to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority( ICA ) for repatriation after being released from prison in April 2022.
Izal was given a written notice prior to his exile on May 28, 2022, informing him that he was prohibited from entering Singapore as of the date of his removal.
According to the notice, he would need the Controller of Immigration’s due written consent before entering or residing in Singapore in the future.
Additionally, he was told that failing to do so would lead to charges and a one – to three-year prison sentence.
On May 28, 2022, Izal acknowledged the observe, put his handprint on it, and was sent back to Indonesia.
Izal made the decision to return to Singapore illegally in order to find illegal work after only spending seven months in his home land.
From Batam, Indonesia, to Stulang Laut in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, he boarded a bridge.
Before heading to a beach and swimming toward Singapore’s Pulau Ubin area, he stayed there for two nights. & nbsp,
According to court records, he made an inflated floating system out of a dark trash bag.
Izal took a 30-minute break after arriving in Pulau Ubin before continuing to float toward Changi Beach.
He entered Singapore unnoticed and stayed there for roughly ten weeks before being arrested on October 23.
He was detained by ICA agents at Woodlands Road after failing to provide any proof that he was residing in Singapore legitimately.
His prints were linked to a man with” an undesirable history” under the name of Muhammad Izal after he was referred to the ICA’s investigation branch.
He apologized and explained that he had children and tired parents as a form of prevention.