Confiscation Order of money amounting to $396,500 declared to be tainted property was made against one Ibrahim bin Abd Ghani, Respondent, a former BSP Officer. The Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB's investigation into the matter revealed that the said money was unexplained property in the possession of the Respondent. The investigation found that the Respondent was working as the Head of BSP Well Services Operation, earning between $7,000 and $9,000 monthly and his main source of income was from his monthly salary. Investigations showed that the Respondent had maintained a substantial amount of money in his bank accounts in which he had failed to declare and explain the source of the fund.

The Respondent managed to explain the source of most of his income except for the amount ordered to be confiscated which the Respondent alleged to be cash winnings from playing lotteries overseas. Deputy Public Prosecutors, Pg Norsuzanawati Pg Hj Abas and Siti Khalillah binti Hussin applied a non-conviction-based forfeiture order under section 83 1 of the Criminal Asset Recovery Order 2012 to the Honourable Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong for the amount to be declared as tainted property and for the said amount to be forfeited to the Government of Brunei Darussalam and to be transferred to the Criminal Assets Confiscation Fund. This application is also made on the grounds that the Respondent has given consent for the application as required under section 132 of the Criminal Asset Recovery Order 2012. The Honourable Chief Justice granted the application and declared the said monies to be declared as tainted property under section 2 of the same Order.

Source: Radio Television Brunei