Man Jailed For Entering And Departing Singapore Illegally And Other Offences After Abscondment In 2002

On 11 August 2026, Tan Khi Wie (“Tan”), a 58-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to 14 months’ and three weeks’ imprisonment after being convicted for six charges under the Immigration Act and Penal Code comprising of: Two counts of failure to present valid passport punishable under Section 5A(1)(a) of the Immigration Act One count of making false statement in arrival disembarkation card punishable under Section 57(1)(k) of the Immigration Act One count of knowingly producing false passport punishable under Section 28(4)(d) of the Immigration Act One count of illegal departure punishable under Section 5(4) of the Immigration Act One count of…