4 probed in Khalwat raid
By A M Zukarnaen

Two men and two women were found on the premises, and were questioned by officers.

The passports of the foreigners were kept for further investigation.

If found guilty they would be charged under the Islamic Religious Council Act Paragraph (117) amendment 1984, under section 177 (1) and fined $1000 for the men and section 177 (2) and fined $500 for the women.

One local man and three foreigners, two of whom were women, were fined $500 with a guarantee of the employer.

The house owner, in his 70s, had misunderstood the situation and quarrelled with the officers.

He had proved uncooperative with the officials, and tried to hinder the investigating officers.

His teenage sons tried to calm him down to no avail.

The officers had to threaten him with a court order to stop him from interfering with their work.

He then calmed down and let the officers continue with their investigation.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin