| James Kon |

A CHINESE national suspected of causing public disturbance in the heart of the capital during the Bandarku Ceria event is facing charges of assault under Section 351 of Penal Code Chapter 22 and careless driving under Section 29 of the Road Traffic Act.

Xiao Dong Han, 37, working under the International Chamber of Commerce Base Administrator Shanghai, Bri-tish Airways, was produced before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday and remanded for further investigation until the mention of the case on April 16.

According to Royal Brunei Police Force personnel, a report was lodged on April 7 around 10.25am over an exchange of words involving several individuals at Jalan Pemancha, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Videos of the incident also went viral.

Following the incident, police personnel from BSB Central Police Station detained Xiao Dong Han who is vacationing in Brunei Darussalam.