Foreign man nabbed for possession of weapon at Aidiladha prayer

JOHOR BARU: Police arrested a foreign man here for being in possession of an offensive weapon during the Aidiladha prayer at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque on Sunday (July 10) morning.

Johor Bahru Selatan OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the 57-year-old man was nabbed at 8.45am Sunday after he was found in possession of a sheathed knife measuring about 33cm, including the handle, tucked into his belt.

"Police investigations found that the seized weapon is one of the festive decorations in the individual’s country of origin.

"However, under Malaysian laws, it is an offence under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958,” he said in a statement Sunday.

ACP Raub said the case was being investigated under Section 6 (1) of the Act, which provides for imprisonment of not more than two years and whipping, upon conviction. - Bernama