YAM faces three additional charges

YAM Pengiran Muda Abdul Mu'min is now facing an additional three counts of driving a car wihout insurance, bringing the total number of charges against him to 12.

During the court proceedings yesterday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Hjh Anifa Rafiza Hj Abd Ghani filed the additional charges against YAM Pg Muda Abdul Mu’min, who is already facing multiple counts of road traffic offences and lodging a false report to the police.

The court document stated that YAM Pg Muda Abdul Mu’min is facing four counts of driving on September 11 and November 19 when his driving licence was suspended.

YAM is also accused of careless driving and being involved in an accident that caused damage to the rear of a Ford Ranger on September 11.

The defendant was also charged with lodging a false police report stating that it was Saifuddin who was driving the car at the time, information which the defendant knew was false.

YAM, who is represented by Balendran Balasingam of Ho & Siong, has yet to enter his plea on all of the 12 charges against him.

The defence counsel informed the court that the defendant was not ready for his plea to be recorded as he needed time to consider his plea on the three additional charges, and applied for the case to be adjourned.

Senior Magistrate Hj Nabil Daraina Pehin Dato Hj Badaruddin expressed his concern that since the first day the defendant was charged on October 16, 2014, he had yet to enter his pleas to the offences which were committed in September 2014.

The senior magistrate granted the defence counsel’s adjournment application until the next mention of the case next week, but added that he will not entertain any further applications for long adjournments.

YAM has been released on a $10,000 court bail and one local surety.


Sumber - The Brunei Times