A MALAYSIAN national was on Friday fined $100,000, for changing the date on his employment visa, and presenting it to an immigration officer at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Kanching Anakbesi admitted that he, between December 20 and February 19 at Georgetown, conspired with persons to forge the date on a Guyana employment visa on his Malaysian passport, purporting to show same was issued by the Central Immigration and Passport office, knowing same to be false.

The 41-year-old man also pleaded guilty to the charge which states that he uttered the same passport to an immigration officer at the CJIA, with intent to defraud.
His attorney, Paul Fung-a-Fat, begged for him not to be jailed, stating that the Guyanese prisoners will take advantage of him because of his language barrier.
He was then fined $50,000 on each charge, and will be deported after the fine is paid.