| Fadley Faisal |

PROSECUTORS yesterday pressed charges against a local man and a policeman in the Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly misappropriating a wallet containing cash.

Magistrate Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid ordered Hazman bin Haji Mohammad Hussin, 49, and PC 6287 Muhammad Adi Shafiee bin Bakar, 23, to facilitate investigations while in remand.

The charge against Hazman states that he misappropriated another person’s wallet containing BND615 in cash, outside a convenience store in Jalan Menglait, at 9.43am, on March 10. Meanwhile, PC 6287 Muhammad Adi Shafiee is alleged to have misappropriated the same wallet at the police post in the Gadong night market, at 10.45pm, on March 11.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Raihan Nabilah binti Haji Ahmad Ghazali’s charges carry the penalty of two years’ imprisonment, along with a fine.

The court has adjourned the case until tomorrow.