| Fadley Faisal |

AN INDONESIAN man was sentenced to two years and three months in jail with three lashes by the Intermediate Court after he pleaded guilty to trespassing, mischief and overstaying.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Syazwani binti Jumat revealed in court yesterday how Eko Budi Cahyono, 35, committed the offences leading up to his arrest.

Judge Muhammed Faisal bin PDJLDR DSP Haji Kefli heard that the defendant had overstayed in the country after his employment pass expired on July 25, 2015.

He then walked around the Royal Brunei Technical Services Paintball Arena in Jerudong carrying a backpack with tools at 3.30am on June 24.

The defendant trespassed into the Bandtree Sdn Bhd property and saw a building which housed an electrical power source.

He approached the building, entered through a door which was left unlocked and started cutting off electrical cables using the tools he brought with him.

Security guards on duty noticed the sudden power cut and quickly rushed to the power supply source where the defendant was.

The guards saw the tools on the ground and looked around, leading to the discovery of the defendant, who suddenly appeared from the drains near the electrical supply transformers.

The guards detained the defendant and handed him over to the police. Police investigations revealed that the damage done by the defendant amounted to BND9,500.

He was also found to have overstayed for 1,430 days.