By Vir B. Lumicao
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| The overstaying Filipina tourist was given a reduced sentence for pleading guilty |
A Filipina tourist was jailed for 12 weeks today, Mar 1,
after she pleaded guilty in
Defendant Alma Teves, 42, was sentenced by Magistrate Jason Wan, who said the offence she committed was serious so she had to be put in jail.
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But because of her guilty plea, Teves was given a discount of 200 days from the prescribed sentence for her offence.
According to the prosecution, the Filipina was arrested by police on Feb 22 during operations against illegal workers.
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A check of Teves’ immigration status showed that she came to
The defendant, however, overstayed for three years and 10
months until she was arrested. The circumstances of her arrest were not
disclosed. But the court heard that this was the first time she had visited
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The prosecutor said Teves had a clear record.
In mitigation, the defense counsel from the Duty Lawyer Service said Teves is married to a 47-year-old driver and they have a 12-year-old son and a 21-year-old daughter.
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The lawyer said all that Teves wanted to do now was to
return to her family in the
The counsel appealed to Magistrate Wan to grant the 200-day waiver of the prescribed sentence so her client could go home early. The magistrate granted the request after the prosecution did not object.
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Immigration has often warned people with temporary visas in
Offenders are liable to prosecution and, upon conviction, face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years’ imprisonment. Aiders and abettors are also liable to prosecution and penalties.
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