Singaporean charged with helping Indonesian woman's illegal stay, other immigration offences
A 30-year-old Singaporean man was on Thursday (Oct 1) charged with abetting an Indonesian woman to overstay in Singapore. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a statement after the case was mentioned in court that Sharizal Saidon had abetted a 30-year-old Indonesian woman, Alfira Mongan, to overstay in Singapore.He was also charged with harbouring Alfira and obstructing an ICA officer in the execution of his duty.ICA said Sharizal allegedly helped her remain in Singapore for nearly three years, after the expiry of her special pass on May 19, 2023. Between May 20, 2023, and May 26 this year, Sharizal had purportedly allowed Alfira to stay at his Hougang Avenue 5 flat.This was despite him knowing that she was an overstayer, ICA stated.He is also said to have obstructed an ICA officer from doing his duty on May 26 this year by instructing Alfira to hide in a closet to evade detection.An unidentified 20-year-old man was also made to delete messages from the Indonesian woman's phone.