Vandalism Tops Crimes Under Brunei's Penal Code
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Vandalism topped offences under the Penal Code last year recording a staggering 299 cases, official statistics from the police revealed.

Forty-nine gambling cases and 71 offences under ammunition and firearms acts were also recorded last year.

Under "Offences that violate Acts", the police made 157 arrests, including 49 gambling cases that had been solved.

Out of 71 ammunition and firearms acts, 15 had been solved and 17 persons had been arrested.

Meanwhile, other offences included nine underage sexual intercourse cases, eight miscellaneous licence, public security (six), women and teenagers protection (15), copyright (five), and forestry (four).

Others included violation against Fisheries Act (13), Merchant Shipping (three), Police Force Act (one), under Securities Order (one), Commercial Act (one), Emergency Act (Money Changer & Remittance) with one case and Mad Act (17).

On the whole, 207 cases of offences that violated Acts were recorded last year, out of which 129 have been solved leading up to 308 arrests.

Under the category of other offences under the Penal Code, vandalism recorded 299 cases, trespassing (75), fraud (163), Criminal Breach of Trust (35), forgery (36), criminal threatening (seven), possessing pornographic materials (seven), and inhumane act of putting a person in a cage (one).

Others included giving false statement (three), fake Brunei notes (19), impersonating a government officer (eight), obstructing a government officer from carrying out his duty (five), transvestite activity (two), arson attack (three) and one case of an act endangering the life of a person.

Altogether 748 cases under various offences under the Penal Code were detected last year, out of which 124 cases had been solved involving 152 arrests. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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