This was posted by Spiderweb in another forum. Is this old news?
What happened to the men whose weapons were stolen? Were they
charged?
Jail, stroke for firearms possession
By Malai FadleyRizal
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/fri/mar9h4.htm
A 34-year-old Bruneian man was sentenced to six years' imprisonment
and four strokes of the cane yesterday after he pleaded guilty to
three charges of possessing firearms and stealing military materiel
from the Singapore Armed Forces.
Mohd Junaidi bin Moksin, 34, was charged with possessing firearms
consisting of a M203, M16S1 cal 5.56mm and a 40mm grenade launcher
without a licence.
The second charge stated that the defendant held an Ultimax 100
mark II cal 5.56mm without a licence.
The third charge stated that the defendant stole a piece of M203,
M16S1 cal 5.56mm and a 40mm grenade launcher, an Ultimax 100 mark
II cal 5.56mm, a small green pouch containing a magazine, a green
backpack, a radio aerial PRC 840, a green helmet, an empty
magazine, a radio, a small brown bag containing wirings, sockets,
some medicine, two pieces of underwear and a set of black aerial, a
life jacket, an H-170 SEL Ag handset with wirings, a Racal
acoustics England handset with wirings and a green sock covering a
bottle of water belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces.
According to the prosecution, the defendant and his friend went to
the Ang Pui Hui Quarry in Temburong by car at about midnight on
November 3, 2004.
They saw a glow of light at the edge of the forest and approached
the area where they saw a group of Singapore Army personnel
sleeping.
The defendant and his friend decided to steal two weapons, a helmet
and a green backpack containing communication sets and other items.
They loaded the stolen items into the car and went back to the
house at Kg Parit, Temburong.
At the house, the defendant and his friend buried the stolen items
behind the house in an attempt to hide them.
Two days later, two of the defendant's friends came to the house
and told him that they wanted to remove the items.
The defendant was arrested on November 29, 2005. The Police also
arrested his two friends and recovered all the stolen items.
The defendant will begin to serve the sentence after serving a
sentence of 17 months' imprisonment for a theft case Nov 23, 2006,
ruled Chief Justice Dato Mohammed Saied and Justice Dato Steven
Chong.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Suhana
binti Hj Sudin and Suriana binti Radin and Joe Chan.
The defendant was represented by Defence Counsel Paul
Foo.
