KOTA TINGGI – A gardener, who walks with an iron prosthetic leg, was charged in the magistrates’ and sessions courts here today with a total of seven charges, including firing a shot at a policeman.
Muhamad Firdaus Paiman, 35, pleaded guilty to six of the charges which are for possession of firearms and drugs, while no plea was recorded for the charge of firing a shot at the policeman.
In the court before magistrate Rashidah Baharom, he was charged with discharging a firearm at Mohd Shafiq Nazrin Razali to prevent the policeman from arresting him.
The offence was allegedly committed at the Lotus Desaru Bandar Penawar roundabout, Pengerang, at about 3.35 pm on June 7, 2016.
However, no plea was recorded as the case came under the high court’s jurisdiction.
The charge, framed under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, provides the death sentence if found guilty.
He was also charged with two counts of drug possession, involving 0.44g of Nimetazepam and 0.9g of Cannabis, at the roadside of the Jamek Al-Ikhwan Mosque, Felda Adela Cluster, at about 1am on last May 10.
Muhamad Firdaus, unrepresented, pleaded guilty to both charges.
The court transferred the case to the Pengerang Magistrates’ Court and set July 6 for mention.
Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Khairuddin Khalid prosecuted.
Meanwhile, in the sessions court before judge Sazlina Safie, Firdaus was charged with four counts of possession of firearms.
For the first and second charges, the father of two pleaded guilty to possessing a Beretta Gardone VT pistol, a homemade shotgun, three 12 Bore cartridges and four 9mm cartridges without a license.
The offences were allegedly committed near Masjid Al-Ikhwan Gugusan Felda Adela, Pengerang, near here, at about 1am last May 10.
He also pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a homemade air rifle and a 12 Bore Cartridge without a licence around 2.30am on the same day at a house in Felda Tunggal, near here.
The charges were framed under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 for unlawful possession of firearms which provides imprisonment for up to 14 years and with whipping with not less than six strokes, if found guilty, and Section 8 of the Arms Act 1960, which provides imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or to both, if found guilty.
The court set June 15 for submission of documents and sentencing.
Deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Irsyad Mardi prosecuted. – Bernama, May 18, 2023
