Hakim Hayat

The case of a man who hijacked a car with a young boy and rammed the car into the gate of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Base that went viral last weekend was heard in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The defendant, Muhammad Firdaus bin Mohammad Salleh, 24, during arraignment was charged with committing an act endangering the lives of the public when he rammed the stolen car at the main gate of the RBAirF Base in Rimba a few times on November 2 at 4.55pm.

During the incident, he damaged the main gate and caused it to fall on two other vehicles parked near the gate.

No plea was recorded from the defendant yesterday, who faces up to three years in prison and a fine if convicted.

Magistrate Kamaliah Fadhilah binti Haji Ibrahim has set November 11, 2019 for the next mention of the case prosecuted by Deputy Public Prosectutor Pengiran Hajah Nor’ Azmeena binti Pengiran Mohiddin.