Senior officer’s driver pleads guilty to house breaking charges
By Malai FadleyRizal

Bandar Seri Begawan - The personal driver of a senior police officer was remanded till January 12 when he pleaded guilty to a charge before the High Court on Wednesday

of house-breaking by night, two charges of committing mischief and one of committing theft

The 27-year-old Indonesian, Soleh Permana, has been remanded in police custody pending sentencing.

Prosecuting Officer Shamshuddin Hj Kamaluddin preferred charges which the defendant admitted to committing house-breaking by night in entering into the house of Superintendent Mohd Faisal Al-Sufri Hj Adinin, in the wee hours to steal theft.

Soleh is facing a maximum jail term of 15 years with whipping for the first charge.

A second charge read that Soleh had committed mischief by causing damage amounting to $780 to the perimeter fencing near house No B9, Gadong Police Headquarters by cutting the fence with pliers on December 13 last year between 4 pm and 6.30 pm.

This charge carries jail term, which may extend to 5 years and whipping of not less than two strokes.

The third charge stated that the defendant had committed house-breaking by entering into the house of Lt. Col. (retired) Haji Othman Hj Hasbollah, in order to commit theft, a jail able offence.

The third charge carries a maximum 10-year jail term and whipping.

The fourth charge was that Soleh had committed mischief by causing damage amounting to $220 to a bedroom door by kicking the locked door open at house No. 6 in Tasek Garden, Spg 284-22-2-30 at Jalan Lambak in Kg Lambak Kanan on November 26 last year sometime between 10 am and 11 am.

The offence carries a jail term, which may extend to 5 years and whipping of not less than two strokes.

The fifth charge preferred against the defendant stated that he had committed theft on September 5, 2002 sometime between 7 pm and 9 pm at house No. 5, Spg 462-61 in Jalan Sungai Hanching Baru.

The offence carries a penalty of a maximum jail term of 7 years and fine.

The items stolen were listed by the prosecution as jewellery valued at $7,000, eight watches valued at $2,000, a Pevy VCD player valued at $300, cash amounting to $270, two bank ATM cards, two credit cards, seven passports belonging to workers of Hj Hamidon Hj Abdul Hamid, one Nokia 3310 mobile phone, one Alcatel mobile phone, a bunch of keys to a car, an office and a house, driving licence, two bank account books and two local identity cards. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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