Myanmar charged with transporting six undocumented migrants

Myanmar was charged at the Sessions Court in Kota Baru for transporting six undocumented migrants on October 17. The accused, Ye Yint Aung, who was driving a Honda HR-V, allegedly took the migrants, all Myanmar nationals, to MR J Hotel in Jalan Kuala Krai, near Wakaf Che Yeh, around 5am. The charge under Section 26J of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail, a fine of up to RM250,000, or both.

The court has set a date for Dec 23 to update the status of the migrants' deportation and to record depositions. The six migrants, consisting of four men and two women, have been remanded for four days.

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