Police seize Ulu Kinta rep's firearm over alleged intimidation


Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin.

IPOH: Police have seized a firearm belonging to Ulu Kinta state assemblyman Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad following allegations that he brandished the weapon in a threatening manner during the PKR divisional elections on April 13.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the action was taken as part of standard operating procedures whenever a licensed firearm holder is involved in a police investigation.

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