In the Courts (2023): Jail, whipping for thefts disrupting water supplies (16.08.2023)
 Posted on : Aug 17, 2023, 11:37AM   22 total views  Category : Local News

The Intermediate Court in Tutong District on Tuesday handed a six years and seven months’ jail sentence to a local with four canings for thefts and disrupting key services.

 

Mohammad Hasrin bin Chulan was convicted after Prosecutor Ahmad Firdaus bin Mohammad laid out the evidence in court, supported by prosecution witnesses. It was revealed that the defendant stole earthing cables from a tank at Pump House Panaga 2000 on February 2, 2022.

 

On February 3, 2022 the defendant stole two water pumps from another tank at the same site, leading to disruptions in public water supplies.

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-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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