Israeli on firearms charges denied review
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has dismissed a representation by Israeli Avitan Shalom for a review of the charges of trafficking and possessing firearms against him.
DPP Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam told Judge Norina Zainol Abidin that the representation was submitted to the AGC on July 8.
He requested the court set a date for case management as there were still documents to be submitted, namely a report on CCTV footage and a forensics report.
He also requested the dates set by the court earlier for the hearing, which are Sept 30, Oct 1 to 3 and Oct 7 to 11, be maintained.
The court set Sept 2 for mention.
Citing personal reasons, lawyer Datuk Naran Singh told the court that he no longer represented the accused.
“He will be represented by lawyer Jeffrey Ooi,” he said and this was confirmed by Ooi, who was in court.
Shalom, 38, is charged with possessing a box containing eight bullets, three boxes containing 150 bullets and 42 bullets in three firearms without a permit.
The charge was framed under Section 8(a) of the Arms Act 1960, which provides up to seven years’ jail, a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or both.
He is also charged with trafficking firearms, including a Glock 19, Sig Sauer P3205P, Stoeger Cougar 8000F, Glock 17 and an M&P 9C Smith and Wesson.
The charge was framed under Section 7(1) of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, which provides between 30 and 40 years’ jail and not less than six strokes of the cane.
Both offences were allegedly committed in a hotel room in Jalan Ampang between 6.46pm on March 26 and 6pm on March 28. – Bernama