The Sessions Court here yesterday allowed RM10,000 bail for a Filipino who was jointly charged with five men with possessing 1,308 turtles illegally last year.

Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamed made the decision on IMM13 holder Ibrahim Kahal, 44, at the request of his counsel when the case came up for case management yesterday.

Ibrahim was jointly charged together with Rashed Delan, Alsadat Belog, Madal Juldin, Sidik Napaeh and Rasid Alain under Section 41(2) of the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997, punishable under Section 41(4) of the same Enactment and read together under Section 34 of the Penal Code.