Dad faces the gallows for shooting cop

KOTA TINGGI: A man with an artificial left leg could face the death sentence after he was charged with shooting a policeman about seven years ago, as well as seven counts of firearms and drugs offences.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Muhamad Firdaus Paiman (pic), 35, a divorced father of two, was charged with shooting L/Kpl Mohd Shafiq Nazrin Razali to avoid being arrested.

He allegedly committed the offence at the Lotus Desaru roundabout near Bandar Penawar in Pengerang at around 3.35pm on June 7, 2016.

He was charged under the Firearms Act (Heavier Penalty) 1971, which carries the death penalty upon conviction.

Muhamad Firdaus was also charged under the Dangerous Drug Act 1952 for possessing 0.44g of Nimetazepam near a mosque at Gugusan Felda Adela at around 1am on May 10, and 0.9g of cannabis under the same Act.

He pleaded guilty to the charges and Magistrate Rashidah Baharom set July 6 for next mention at the Pengerang Magistrate’s Court.

Deputy public prosecutors Muhammad Irsyad Mardi and Ahmad Khairuddin Khalid prosecuted the case while the accused was not represented.

Earlier yesterday, he was brought in front of Sessions Judge Sazlina Safie to face four counts of possessing firearms and live bullets.

He was charged with possessing a Beretta Gardone VT gun and a homemade shotgun without a licence.

The firearms were found inside a car near a mosque at Gugusan Felda Adela at around 1am on May 10.

The accused was also charged with possessing three 12-bore bullets and four 9mm bullets without a licence on the same date and time.

Muhamad Firdaus was also charged with possessing a homemade air rifle without a licence. He pleaded guilty to the charges against him but Sazlina postponed sentencing pending the chemical report and set June 15 for next mention.