A former information technology (IT) engineer was fined RM18,000 or sentenced to 18 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to three charges of using a fake identity card.
Aman Rasid, 39, entered the plea after all charges were read before Magistrate Nurliyana Md Zukri.
For the first charge, he was accused of using another person’s identity card at a petrol station in Alor Lintang at about 11.33am on 1 June.
For the second and third charges, he committed the same offence at a petrol station in Kampung Raja at about 7.25pm on 2 June and 6.07pm on 15 June respectively.
He was charged under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990, which provides for a jail term of up to three years, a fine not exceeding RM20,000, or both for each offence upon conviction.
Based on the case facts, the complainant — the rightful owner of the identity card — discovered that his monthly BUDI95 RON95 subsidy quota had been used without his consent via the Touch ‘n Go eWallet application.
The genuine cardholder reportedly did not even have a TNG eWallet account prior to lodging a police report, after finding that his identity had been misused by an unknown individual to purchase fuel.
In delivering the sentence, Magistrate Nurliyana said the accused’s actions had caused inconvenience to many parties, including the complainant, and affected other BUDI95 beneficiaries.
“You used another person’s identity card for the same purpose on three different occasions,” she said.
The court imposed a fine of RM6,000 or six months’ jail for each charge.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Najah Azhar, while the accused was represented by Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan lawyer Nur Fazilah Abd Rahim.
