Trader charged with illegally owning firearm


KUALA LUMPUR: A used furniture trader was charged in the Sessions Court here on Monday (June 20) with being in illegal possession of a firearm six years ago.

Lim Keng Hong, 46, was charged with unlawfully owning a gold-coloured pistol with a black handle at Jambatan Sungai Batu, Jalan Ipoh here at 10.30 am, Feb 14, 2016 under Section 8 of the Firearms (Heavier Penalties) Act 1971, which carries maximum jail of 14 years and whipping no less than six times, if convicted.

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