AGC rejects representation by Israeli man

The Attorney General’s Chambers has dismissed the representation by Israeli Avitan Shalom for review of the charges of trafficking and possessing firearms against him.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam told judge Norina Zainol Abidin the representation was submitted to the AGC on July 8.

He then requested the court to set a date for case management as there were still documents, namely the report on a closed circuit camera footage and forensic report.

Mustaffa also requested the dates for the hearing, which had been set by the court earlier be maintained. They are Sept 30, Oct 1 to 3 and Oct 7 to 11.

The court also set Sept 2 for mention.

In another development, lawyer Naran Singh told the court he no longer represented the accused, citing personal reasons for doing so.

“However, he will be represented by another lawyer, Jeffrey Ooi,” he said.

Shalom (above), 38, was charged with possession of a box containing eight Shell Shock NAS3 9mm bullets, three boxes of Bullet Master Co Ltd 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 (Act 206) which provides a maximum imprisonment of seven years, or a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or both if convicted.

He was also charged with trafficking firearms, namely Glock 19 USA 9x19 (Serial number AEGS286); Sig Sauer P3205P (58C283463); Cougar 8000FT (T6429-10G002496); Austrian Glock 17 Gen4 9x19 (BDZZ090); M&P 9C Smith & Wesson Springfield MA USA (DSW9077) and Stoeger Cougar 8000F (T6429-08-A029304).

The charge, framed under Section 7(1) of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 (Act 37), provides a minimum of 30 years’ imprisonment and a maximum of 40 years and not less than six strokes of the cane if found guilty.

Both the offences were allegedly committed in a hotel room in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur between 6.46pm on March 26 and 6pm on March 28.

- Bernama

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