24 Apr 2024
Charles (L) (Nigeria)
- Citation
- BA-83-1046-04/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- BA-83-1046-04/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court affirmed that a custodial sentence of four months from date of arrest together with one stroke of the rotan, coupled with referral to the Immigration Department upon release, was proportionate and appropriate after giving the defendant mitigation credit for his guilty plea and remorse while giving due weight to public interest and deterrence in immigration offences.