Cops issue notice to locate Sajat over 'fraud' in changing MyKad details
Police have issued a notice to locate entrepreneur Nur Sajat for a court case over a fraud involving the change of her MyKad details.
Nur Sarjat, a transperson, is presently in Australia after being granted asylum.
It was previously reported that Nur Sajat had...
Police have issued a notice to locate entrepreneur Nur Sajat for a court case over a fraud involving the change of her MyKad details.
Nur Sarjat, a transperson, is presently in Australia after being granted asylum.
It was previously reported that Nur Sajat had tried to change her name and gender in her MyKad.
The Ampang Jaya district police headquarters issued the notice stating that Nur Sajat was needed to attend the court case on Feb 22.
The case was investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code relating to an offence of dishonestly inducing a person to alter valuable security.
The term "valuable security" refers to a document whereby any legal right is created, extended, transferred, restricted, extinguished or released, or where any person acknowledges that they lie under legal liability or has not a certain legal right.
The offence is punishable with imprisonment of between one to 10 years, whipping and a fine.
The notice listed Sajat's last known address in Petaling Jaya and asked the public to reach out to the police if they had information.
An arrest warrant could follow if she does not turn up.
Sajat already has an arrest warrant after she did not turn up at the Syariah High Court in Shah Alam, where she was standing trial for bringing Islam into contempt by dressing as a woman at a religious event.
After the warrant was issued against Sajat in February last year, Sajat fled to Thailand.
However, the Malaysian Immigration Department voided her passport and reported her to the Thai authorities, leading to her detention.
Malaysia had sought her extradition, but Australia later granted her asylum.
She was eventually allowed to fly from Thailand to Sydney, where she was granted permanent residency.
Sajat had never publicly acknowledged that she was a transperson person while in Malaysia.
However, she came out about her gender identity upon arriving in Australia and said she no longer felt safe in Malaysia amid the persecution.
