| James Kon |

THE Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered a local man to serve a year of imprisonment, after he pleaded guilty to stealing a car.

Shopian bin Haji Chuchu, 45, was also ordered to pay a fine of BND1,000 for the theft of a car from Simpang 143 at Kampong Bebatik Kilanas, on April 30.

His co-defendant, Pengiran Rudy bin Pengiran Julaihe, 40, denies the charge against him and has been released on court bail, with a trial date to be set later.

Both men were arrested by the police and brought in for questioning, after the car owner spotted the stolen vehicle at the Kampong Bunut filling station.