Court sentences 20 Filipino men to jail for being part of illegal society


  • Nation
  • Monday, 10 Jul 2017

KOTA KINABALU: A total of 20 Filipino men were sentenced to 18 months in jail for participating in an illegal society in Sabah called the Knights of The Rights Keepers.

The 20 received the sentence after pleading guilty to the offence under Section 43 of Societies Act 1966 before Kota Kinabalu magistrate Jessica Ombou Kakayun  on Monday.

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