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| Shatin Court |
A Filipino avoided getting imprisoned on Friday, Sept. 13, despite pleading guity at Shatin Court to overstaying his visa by more than seven months.
Zhygme Roquero, 37, was sentenced to 14 days in jail, but suspended
for 12 months, for having stayed after the two week grace period that followed
the expiration of his domestic helper contract on Oct. 17 2023.
Magistrate David Chum told Roquero that he would not need to
be jailed if he does not commit any offense in the next 12 months. However, if
he does, he will serve the sentence along with the punishnent for the new
offense.
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Magistrate Chum reached the decision after listening to
Roquero’s lawyer, who said that all he wanted to do now is to bring his
daughter home to the Philippines as soon as possible.
The lawyer said Roquero had been taking care of the girl
after he parted ways with the mother, who was his girlfriend.
Since he had overstayed, he surrendered last June to the
Immigration Department, which filed the charge of breach of condition of stay
against him.
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Chum set a starting point for his punishment at 24 days.
Because of his guilty plea, Chum gave him a one-third
discount, which brought it down to 16 days.
Roquero was also given credit for surrendering to the Immigration Department, which brought a further discount of two days, for a final penalty of 14 days imprisonment, which Chum further lightened by suspending it for 12 months.
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