Home minister Hamzah Zainudin said Arshad Abdul, the president of Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah (PPRS), was arrested at his house in Subang Jaya on June 22.

Police also arrested Amkah Ahmad, who is alleged to be Arshad’s accomplice. It is not immediately known if Amkah is related to the party.

Both of them were charged at the magistrate’s court here this morning under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.

PPRS was officially registered as a political party in 2017.

“He (Arshad) is believed to have used the party for his own interest,” Hamzah said at a press conference at Bukit Aman.

He reminded the public that the government only recognised four types of identification cards categorised by four colours – Blue, Red, Green, and Brown.

However, he said, the immigration department in Sabah had the prerogative to issue a temporary document called IMM13, but these were not registered under the national registration department (JPN).

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