| Hakim Hayat |

A MAN accused of stealing from two police properties in two separate occasions was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment and two strokes of the cane after he was found guilty by the Intermediate Court yesterday.

Sanji bin Shahlan, 26, was charged with stealing air-conditioning compressor parts from the Police Flat in Kampong Lambak Kanan in November 2018.

He was also charged with stealing a car bodykit, DVD player, amplifier, audio system and a car visor from the Evidence Garage of the Police Headquarters on January 15 this year at about 9pm.

The sentence was handed to the defendant by Magistrate Radin Safiee bin Radin Basiuni, while the prosecution was made by Deputy Public Prosecutor Syazwani binti Jumat.