Two Plead Not Guilty To Theft
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two men pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court yesterday to theft of building materials worth $18,500 from a warehouse in Lumut twelve days ago.

The defendants, Md Yusof Hj Sarbini, 39, and Md Hazwan Mohd Halim, 35, denied stealing one lot of pipe bracket worth $1,500, two stainless steel pipes ($2,000), four concrete huckets ($12,000), a half-truck of scrap metal ($1,500) and six brackets of oxygen cylinders ($1,500).

Both allegedly committed the offence on Sept 24 this year between 8am to 10am at warehouse Syarikat Sainah Alias Enterprise near BLNG Lumut.

They also denied the charge of committing mischief with a common intention to stealing the wire fencing of the warehouse valued at $1,200.

The two also pleaded not guilty to a charge of committing theft with a common intention of stealing electric cable and copper weighing 19 kg worth $1,500 from the enterprise.

According to the prosecuting officer, the two face an imprisonment of 3 years or with a fine or both for the two theft offences and 5 years with whipping of not less than 2 strokes for committing mischief, if found guilty.

Both men were released on court bail of $5,000 of 2 local sureties each yesterday by Magistrate Dk Masni Pg Hj Bahar pending hearing on December 22 at Kuala Belait Magistrate's Court. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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