FORMER research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegally possessing firearms at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court today.
He was charged under Section 36 of the Arms Act 1960 which carries a jail term of up to a year, a fine of up to RM5,000 or both upon conviction.
According to the charge sheet, two imitation pistols were found at 9.25 am on Sept 6 near the Sanada Kiara condominium in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
The court set November 12 for case management.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Sabri Othman appeared for the prosecution.
On Sept 6, Yusoff, 31, who has an ongoing civil lawsuit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for alleged sexual assault, was arrested after police reportedly found two pistols and 305g of marijuana in the vehicle he was travelling in.
On Sept 11, he was charged with trafficking 305g of cannabis and pleaded not guilty to the offence before magistrate M.S. Arunjothy.
The accused was charged with trafficking cannabis at 10.15 am in front of the carp ark of Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters' surau on Sept 6.
The charge under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, punishable under Section 39B(2), carries a life sentence and a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan. - October 9, 2024
