Chong Chuan Wee, 43, pleaded guilty to two charges read out before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
KUCHING (April 14): A mobile phone seller was fined RM3,000 in default four months’ jail by a magistrates’ court here yesterday for having a pistol and 16 live bullets without a licence.
Chong Chuan Wee, 43, pleaded guilty to two charges read out before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali.
For the first charge, Chong was charged with having a 9mm pistol without a firearms licence under Section 4 of the Arms Act 1960 while the second charge was for possession of 16 nine-mm bullets also without a licence.
The offences were committed around 11am on Sept 28, 2005 in front of a house in Jalan Rock here. The charges were made under Section 8(a) of the Arms Act 1960, which carries a maximum jail term of seven years or a maximum RM10,000-fine or both upon conviction.
Based on the facts of the case, policemen raided the house and an inspection found a pistol and 16 bullets on the shelf in an upstairs room.
The home-made pistol was duly tested and found to be working.
The accused was fined RM1,500 in default two months’ jail for each charge.
Chong, who was not represented by a lawyer, paid the fine.
Insp Mohd Adzmei Ahmad prosecuted.
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