Indon charged for illegal entry
By Rol Ezam 

An Indonesian man paid his B$500 fine when Magistrate Dk Masni Pg Hj Bahar imposed the sentence on him after he pleaded guilty to entering Brunei without a valid pass. In default of paying the fine imposed, Rudi Hartono, 25 would have been liable for a one-month period of imprisonment, said the Immigration Prosecuting Officer, Reduan Hj Adnan at the Tutong Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Upon being denied entry by the immigration officer at the Sungai Tujuh control post, the defendant allegedly entered his cousin's car, which bore a Brunei registration number, waited just outside the passport clearance terminal, and went into Brunei.

Immigration Officers at the control post noticed the incident and immediately informed the Enforcement Section officers about the matter. The officers subsequently managed to stop him in the vicinity of the tollbooth at Jalan Rasau, Reduan said.

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin