Royal Brunei Police Force is requesting the public assistance on information leading to capture of five fugitives wanted in a murder case that is currently under investigation.
According to a statement issued by the force, three of them have been identified as MUHAMMAD SYAWALRI BIN SUHAILI a.k.a. Adul (20), MOHAMAD ADI MAZLI BIN HAJI MAJIN a.k.a. Adi (23), and NURUL FURQAN BIN AWANG MORSHIDI (22); all of whom are residents of Kampung Sungai Siamas.
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| Mugshots Pair 1 |
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| Mugshots Pair 2 |
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| The only released photo of the fifth fugitive, possibly taken with a cellphone. |
Individuals having information on the whereabouts of these criminals can contact Kampung Ayer Criminal Investigation Officer at 2202114, or the emergency hotline 993 or any nearby police stations. At the same time, local authorities are also requesting the public to provide information in search of two more suspects following a report filed at Berakas Police Precinct.
Despite the obscure nature of the crime allegedly committed by these five young men, it is nevertheless an alarming wake up call to many Bruneians who are still disillusioned by the so called 'Abode of Peace'. In fact, the numbers of native citizens involved in dangerous crimes are staggeringly increasing and as such, people should be more aware of the pressing issues that motivate ordinary populace to turn to crime as their last ditch effort in exercising immediate, unrestrained self gratification. Carjacking, thefts, rape, house invasion, stabbing, prostitution; all these have become more common among the locals than they do with immigrants. Before, we often blame the Indonesians, or Indian workers and Filipinos for violent crimes. However, due to continuous press censorship and media blackout by the government, criminal activities perpetrated by Bruneians remain under-reported. This in turn has led to all the more common speculations being made among the public through social media, most notably on pages setup by local Facebook consumers such as CCPB (Cerita Cerita Panas Brunei), Brunei FM and BruDirect. Apart from making wild accusations in absence of concrete evidence, majority of local Facebook users (or Bruneians for that matter) tend to be reactionary instead of using a bit of critical thinking; this includes blaming local law enforcement agencies for the incompetence and perceived cowardice in the guise of uniform. More often than not, comments deriding the authorities quickly spread like bushfire especially among those who are hell bent on breaking the law. It is also interesting to note that these type of people have clearly shown who they really are; stupid, unintelligent and disgusting from every aspect imaginable thus making them no less malicious than the criminals in question. It is this fact that worries me a lot as Bruneian although I know not all of them are like that. However, the comments posted by those type of people tend to say otherwise.
Photos courtesy of CCPB. Enlarged, cropped and edited by me.
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