2 foreigners charged with alleged immigration offences, including harbouring woman who overstayed over 9 years
Two foreign nationals were on Thursday (Nov 12) charged by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in separate cases allegedly involving immigration offenders.The duo, 43-year-old Chinese national Huo Fuli and 50-year-old Indonesian national Ilham Samudera, were accused of harbouring and employing overstayers. Huo, who holds a Singapore work permit, was charged with allegedly harbouring a 49-year-old Chinese woman, Yu Baochun, who had overstayed in Singapore since April 26, 2017, after her Special Pass expired. ICA said its investigations revealed that Huo had allegedly allowed her to stay at his Woodlands Drive unit from June 2020 to September 2026.He purportedly did not conduct due diligence checks to ensure that Yu had a valid pass to remain in Singapore.She has since been deported and barred from re-entering Singapore after she was sentenced to six months’ jail and fined $2,500.Meanwhile, Singapore permanent resident IIham was charged with allegedly harbouring and employing an Indonesian female overstayer.Tri Mujilah, 53, had overstayed in Singapore since April 3 last year, after her visit pass expired.