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The Star
25-05-2025
- The Star
Two Brunei women sentenced for involvement in illegal activities and prostitution
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Two local women were sentenced by the Magistrate's Court for involvement in prostitution following a raid at a commercial building in Gadong. Siti Nurhamizzah Haji Khalid, 32, was fined BND1,000 in default of one month's imprisonment after pleading guilty to agreeing to perform sexual services for BND120. Her accomplice, 37-year-old Heryany binti Matali, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for hiring Siti Nurhamizzah for prostitution. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Pengiran Nor' Azmeena Pengiran Mohiddin, personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department's Gambling Suppression and Anti-Vice Unit conducted a raid at a room at the building in Gadong Complex at about 6.05pm on May 19, acting on public information. During the operation, officers found Siti Nurhamizzah with a male client inside the room. Among the items seized were identified to be prostitution related, along with a mobile phone and BND120 in cash. Heryany was apprehended outside the premises together with another woman. Investigations revealed that Heryany had arranged the meeting between the client and Siti Nurhamizzah. Heryany had rented the premises for BND200 and used it as a location to conduct their services. The proceeds were shared and used for their daily living expenses. Both women had no prior convictions under the same laws. The case was heard before Magistrate Syaffina Shahif. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN
The Star
14-05-2025
- The Star
Three years' jail for Brunei man over theft, damaging government property
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (May 13) sentenced a local man to 36 months' jail after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the theft and damage of government property at Tenaga Suria Brunei. Deputy Public Prosecutor Atikah Husaini revealed that Muhammad Amirul Mukhriz Abdullah @ Earddey Jose Earfeyan Jose Rizal, 29, along with accomplices, trespassed into the solar farm at Jalan Lorong Tengah, Mukim Seria in the Belait District on several occasions in March and April, with the intent to steal black electric cables belonging to the government. In one incident in March, Muhammad Amirul, along with Person A (driver of a white car), Person B and Person E, entered Tenaga Suria through a broken fence. Armed with a black bag containing a screwdriver, pliers, a knife cutter, and a hand shovel, they approached a solar panel. Muhammad Amirul used a cable cutter to sever a black electric cable, causing damage. After removing the cable from the compound, they stripped it and contacted a man of Indian nationality, who purchased it for BND400. The proceeds were split among the group. Subsequent investigations by the police unearthed that tools found near the solar panels on April 3, matched those described by the complainant, and led to the identification of Muhammad Amirul. He admitted to the theft and trespass, as well as ownership of the tools found at the scene. In a separate incident on April 9, Muhammad Amirul, together with Persons B, C and E, again trespassed into Tenaga Suria and stole additional electric cables. The group later sold the stolen cables for BND200 to an Indian national residing in Kampong Katimahar. The money was again divided among the conspirators. Muhammad Amirul faced a total of seven charges, including theft under Section 379 of the Penal Code, mischief under Section 426, and criminal trespass under Section 447, read with Section 34 for common intention. His offences included both joint and individual acts of theft, property damage, and unlawful entry into government property. On sentencing, Magistrate Nur Eleana Hairol Arni took into account the defendant's full admissions during police investigations, including his role in cutting and selling the cables, and the repeated nature of the crimes. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN
