Man awaits fate in forgery trial
By Malai FadleyRizal 

The Magistrates' Court yesterday deffered the sentencing of a 35 year-old clerk with the Telecommunications' Department Training Centre to February 27 after he pleaded guilty to committing fraud yesterday. Hamdani Adam is facing a charge of having forged a letter bearing the letterhead of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eminent Japan Co. Ltd, Mr Sadao Otsu which was dated February 20, 2002 purportedly signed by the Managing Director of BIA, Dato Paduka Hj Abd Yaakub Hj Bakar, with intent to commit fraud by falsely representing to Mr Sadao that the BIA has agreed to sell a certain property to Eminent Co. Ltd sometime on or before April 1, 2002 at the Training Centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, where he works.

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin