Woman Caught In The Act With Brother-In-Law
By M K Anwar & Hj MinorAbsah

Bandar Seri Begawan - A local woman in her mid 20s was found inside a room together with her brother in-law by Religious Enforcement personnel acting on a warrant early Friday morning in Kg Tanjong Maya.

Acting on a tip off from the public and surveillance by the unit, 10 Religious Enforcement officers went to the double-storey house in Kg Tanjong Maya at about 4am Friday morning.

Parents of the khalwat suspects were surprised when enforcement officers came knocking at their house but were nonetheless cooperative and allowed officers to go up to their daughter's room.

The parents were even more surprised to find their daughter's brother-in-law inside the room naked under a blanket. A commotion nearly broke out between parents and daughter but enforcement personnel managed to control the situation.

The woman is married but her husband is currently serving a prison sentence. She also has two daughters.

Meanwhile, her brother-in-law, who is in his mid 20s, is single and works as a shop attendant.

Under Section 177(1) and (2) of the Islamic Council and Syariah Courts Act Charter 77 Amendment 1984, a woman can be fined $500 and the man $1,000 for a khalwat offence.

Yesterday the two of them were present at the Religious Department Office in Tutong for questioning. The woman admitted that she had started a sexual relationship with her brother-in-law since September this year. The man however denies all of this.

In a separate operation on Sunday night, Religious Enforcement personnel raided a house in Kg Penanjong where a couple was believed to have committed a khalwat. At the house, they found a couple together inside the living room. After questioning it was found that the woman was married and works as an operator at a government department in Kuala Belait.

The man, aged 39, was also married and works in a government department in Muara. They were both asked to come to the Religious Enforcement Unit in Tutong for further questioning but the man was reluctant to cooperate with enforcement officers.

Besides the khalwat offence, both are also liable for another offence if they ignore orders from enforcement personnel to report to the Religious Enforcement Unit. Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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