| James Kon |

A 41-YEAR-OLD local man will be spending the next two years of his life behind bars after pleading guilty yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court to charges of impersonating a government servant on November 23, 2018.

Khairol Ariffin bin Haji Altadin, who is unemployed, began serving his sentence at Maraburong Prison yesterday.

According to the Royal Brunei Police Force, the accused’s crimes first came to light after a report was lodged by one of his victims.

The court heard that the accused impersonated an officer from the Internal Security Department (ISD) using the name “Tuan Ariffin”, offering services in return for payment and rewards.

The victim had handed BND4,020 to the accused on the assurance that the accused was able to free the victim’s child from prison.

Police tracked down the suspect on December 21, 2018 following investigations and with the help of intelligence collected.

The case is being investigated under Section 419 of the Penal Code, Chapter 22 under “fraud with disguise”.