Public Officers' Law Seminar: Understanding the Law

Public Officers' Law Seminar: Understanding the Law 26th and 27th October 2016 Man in court for crashing into workshop Company denies smuggling FADLEY FAISAL AN INCIDENT that went viral on WhatsApp involving a car crashing into a workshop counter last week has landed in court yesterday as a case of mischief. Zulhilmi bin Mat Jeneh, 25, is alleged to have committed mischief by driving a car into the display counter of Yeo Motor Workshop in Tutong at 2.55pm on April 7 leading to damage. Magistrate Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid did not take the defendant's plea as Deputy Public Prosecutor Vuina Song informed the magistrate that the prosecution has reasons to doubt the defendant's mental health status. Magistrate Dewi fixed the case for April 18 whilst ordering the defendant to be remanded at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital to undergo a psychological evaluation. Man denies assaulting wife | FADLEY FAISAL I A LOCAL man has denied the charge of assaulting his wife after the prosecution finalised the allegations against him in court yesterday. Mohammad Faizal bin Burot @Karim, 27, allegedly gripped the wrist, punched the arm and hit the head of his 30-year-old wife repeatedly while they were in a car at Airport Mall, Berakas, at 12.45pm on March 22. Deputy Public Prosecutor Sharon Yeo informed the magistrate that seven witnesses are available to testify while the defendant indicated having none when the case goes to trial. Magistrate Azrimah Abdul Rahman fixed the case for further mention on April 25. fuel out of country FADLEY FAISAL | A BRUNEI registered company and its representative have denied the charge of smuggling diesel fuel out of the country yesterday. The case has been fixed by the Magistrate's Court for trial from June 27 to 30 this year. ADBS Sendirian Berhad and Haji Ibrahim bin Haji Damit, 54, are alleged to have instructed their driver to illegally export 84 litres of diesel fuel inside an additional 1, 0 SO ils fuel tank on a Mitsubishi Fuso bus from Brunei to Miri through the Sungai Tujoh Control Post at 5.20pm on June 26, 2013. AP ⚫ed oth the The penalty for such an offence carries a minimum fine of $10,000 and a maximum of $500,000 for the first offence, and a subsequent offence carries a minimum fine of $20,000 and a maximum of $500,000 or minimum imprisonment of six months and a maximum of five years, or both. Fine, jail for false representation at Kuala Lurah Control Post | FADLEY FAISAL | Bail granted to hubby accused of abuse A MALAYSIAN woman was 1 FADLEY FAISAL A LOCAL man was named as a suspect in the Magistrate's Court yesterday for the assault of his 29-year-old wife. Mohammad Yusof bin Haji Latif, 29, allegedly strangled his wife when they were at the vicinity of Sungai Bunga Car Park at 7.30pm on April 8. CIN Magistrate Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid withheld taking the defendant's plea as Deputy Public Prosecutor Sharon Yeo awaits a medical report on the victim from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital. Magistrate Dewi fixed the case for further mention on April 14 whilst releasing the defendant on bail of $3,000 or in one local surety. Customs officer jailed for 30 months over bribes A FEMALE customs officer was sentenced did corruptly obtain gratification on 12 to 30 months' imprisonment after she occasions from a Bruneian national in the was convind of anandusenform of lan daduation of 21 Magistrate The ser The co pay a fine which she months' in Aieni bi with the Departme under Sec Corruption offences t Excise Ord Investig Corruptio February fined and jailed for entering Brunei illegally as well as falsely representing herself to the immigration for arrival and departure clearance. Lucilla Puyok entered Brunei without a valid pass on April 2, falsely represented herself as a Malaysian named Veronica Serawan J Martin to the immigration officer at Kuala Lurah Control Post for departure clearance at 9.38am and for arrival clearance at 10.52am the same day. Lucilla paid her total fines of $3,800 and immediately served her jail term yesterday. Magistrate Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid presided over the case. ore nay 300 I el) IN THE COURTS WITH FADLEY FAISAL Malaysian fined for obtaining sexual services A MALAYSIAN man was ordered to pay a fine of $2,500, or serve four months' jail in default after he pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court to obtaining sexual services of a 17-year-old Thai girl. Jessie Wong @ Clarence Wong, 39, received a WhatsApp voice message from a 46-year-old Thai man at 8.26pm on March 9, 2016 inviting the defendant to come 'tonight' if he could. Chief magistrate Muhammed Faisal bin Pehin Dato Kefli further heard from the prosecution that it turned out that the defendant and the Thai man had previously liaised with each other in order to obtain sexual services from a woman. Then a photo of the 17-year-old Thai girl was sent to the defendant by the Thai man and the defendant indicated his assent. The defendant met the Thai man at a house in Kampong Jangsak that evening around 9pm, paid the Thai man $30 and entered the room and had sex with the Thai girl. Police from the Anti-Vice and Gambling Suppression Unit raided the premises and found the defendant just exiting the room at 9.20pm. Deputy Public Prosecutor Vuina Song conducted the prosecution of the case. Local jailed for failing to pay $40,000 fine A 29-YEAR-OLD local man was ordered to serve 12 months' jail for failing to pay a $40,000 fine ordered by the Magistrate's Court after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of smuggled cigarettes. Mohd Solehin bin Roslan kept 119 cartons of smuggled cigarettes at his house in Kampong Bolkiah 'A', Kampong Ayer, which was discovered by a raiding party of Customs preventive officers at 10.25am on June 22, 2015. Senior magistrate Lailatul Zubaidah binti Hussain ordered the defendant to pay the fine immediately, to which he confirmed his inability and was sent to jail yesterday. Local man jailed for theft, mischief A LOCAL man was sentenced to nine months jail by the Magistrate's Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to stealing an iPad Mini, pet birds and damaging a bird cage. Awangku Saiful Nizam bin Pengiran Metassan, 34, stole two Cocktail and three Bebe birds together with its bird cages from a house in RPN Rimba at 4am on October 30, 2014. He also committed mischief by causing damage to one of Officer jailed 12 months for Zakat embezzlement I FADLEY FAISAL I Court THE Intermediate yesterday sentenced a Zakat officer to jail for 12 months following his guilty plea earlier last week to embezzlement of over $11.000 in Zakat Fitrah money. Junaidi bin Haji Duraman, 49, was an officer at the Belait District Zakat Fitrah Collection and Distribution Unit Office, Department of Islamic Religious Council, Ministry of Religious Affabdul Rahman's DPP Rozaimah binti facts of the case state that on November 6. 2010, an appointed Amil at Kampong Pandan Mosque submitted a Zakat payment list and $11.707.40 to the defendant. From a total sum of Zakat Fitrah money collected. 1/6 of it should be paid to the appointed Amil who went to lodge RBPI, Cigivournood watch conduct patrol to keep Fish (LKIM) said y a complaint to the Zakat collection and distribution office after not receiving any payments up until July 5, 2011. Internal investigations revealed that the defendant had not deposited the Zakat Fitrah he received from the appointed Amil into the department's bank account The defendant's superior officers questioned him about the missing money to which he initially claimed was stolen from his unlocked vehicle while he went t use a toilet at a shop. The defendant did not respond questions concerning why he did not lod a police report but instead asked for grace periods repeatedly to return the missing amount, which he failed to meet. Judge Haji Nabil Daraina bin Pehin Da Ustaz Haji Badaruddin presided over the case. the bird cages he stole. The iPad Mini was stolen by the defendant at 11am on March 21, 2016 from Omran Sital Utd Trading in Kampong Sungai Hanching. Deputy Public Prosecutor Dayangku Hazirah binti Pengiran Yusof informed Chief Magistrate Muhammed Faisal bin Pehin Dato Kefli that the defendant was caught by police in the act of selling a Cocktail bird with another person. pron K erfeit note case even sent July Heng, 35, of Malaysia and 37-year brum permanent resident Alex Matin Ain are discharged and acquitted by be cbdullah Soefri bin Pehin Dato Haji tean wing his findings on the case which +824 pened in 2014. was represented by lawyer Christina Prof L A or yes or def cor dru arr Slide 20