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Thursday February 28, 2013

Somalis claim trial to firing at Malaysian soldiers


KUALA LUMPUR: Seven Somali nationals pleaded not guilty in the High Court here to firing at Malaysian soldiers during a robbery on board a vessel in the Gulf of Aden two years ago.

Ahmed Othman Jamal, 27, Abdil Eid Hasan, 22, and five underage individuals were charged with discharging firearms with intent to cause death or hurt on board the Bunga Laurel vessel between 8.10pm and 10pm on Jan 20, 2011.

The charge, under Section 3 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 and read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, provides for the death sentence upon conviction.

Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hu­­sin set Sept 2 to 13 for the hearing.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Moha­mad Abazafree Mohd Abbas ap­­peared for the prosecution while the defence was led by counsel Amrit Pal Singh. —Bernama

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