| Fadley Faisal |

THE Intermediate Court has handed jail and whipping sentences to two individuals on charges of housebreaking for theft and related offences.

Another duo is claiming trial to similar charges.

Last Saturday, Judge Pengiran Hajah Norismayanti binti Pengiran Haji Ismail handed a sentence of three years and four months’ jail with three whippings to Mohd Zul-Eqram bin Haji Asmad, 37, while 35-year-old Mohd Shahrun bin Rosazli, who is a suspended policeman, was handed two years’ jail with two whippings.

DPP Raihan Nabilah binti Haji Ahmad Ghazali revealed in court that the pair had committed housebreaking for theft and trespass for theft at a residence of a VVIP in Kampong Katok on May 2, 3 and 5.

The defendants’ haul included 45 keris (Malay dagger), speaker systems, countless perfume sets, keys to vehicles, silverware, and numerous other prized possessions.

On May 6 a police report was lodged by the occupants of the household, resulting in police investigations that led to the pair’s arrest.

In a separate case, Budi Setia bin Haji Suli, 36, and Mohammad Zul-Waliyyuddin bin Haji Asmad, 28, have denied similar charges, along with a charge of receiving stolen property.

The two will go to trial in August.