KUALA SELANGOR: A police officer has told the Sessions Court here that a woman accused of possessing a pistol had asked him not to tell her husband about it as the firearm was supposed to be handed over to a buyer.
Asst Supt Khairulazizi Ismail said this was 42-year-old Sharifah Faraha Syed Husin's reaction after the firearm was found in the car she shares with her husband.
ASP Khairulazizi said he and an officer from Selangor's criminal investigation department (CID), along with eight members of the Bukit Aman CID special investigation division, had earlier gone to a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Selangor, where Sharifah Faraha's husband was arrested at 6pm.
He said that the accused's husband then led the police to a house in the district for further inspection, while Sharifah Faraha followed in her car accompanied by officers.
"The inspection took place after buka puasa. The car was locked and Sharifah Faraha handed over the keys," he said, adding that a medium-sized black bag was found in the boot.
ASP Khairulazizi said Sharifah Faraha opened the bag, revealing a pistol in a holster and some clothes.
"She asked me not to tell her partner, saying the pistol was to be handed over to a buyer and only she knew about it," he said.
The accused's lawyer Datuk Dr Mohd Radzuan Ibrahim objected to the witness' statement regarding his client's reaction, arguing that it constituted a confession and was inadmissible under Section 26 of the Evidence Act 1950.
Mohamad Nor Hakimi The court overruled the objection and said the statement was general in nature and did not amount to a confession.
Sharifah Faraha is accused of possessing a pistol believed to have been supplied to an Israeli national, before Judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza.
On April 8, 2024, Sharifah Faraha pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing a CZ 75 P-01 cal.9 Luger pistol at a house in Kampung Bukit Belimbing, Kuala Selangor, at 8pm on March 29, 2024.
The charge was framed under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, which carries a maximum imprisonment of 14 years and not less than six strokes of the cane upon conviction.
On June 5, 2025, the woman's husband, Abdul Azim Mohd Yasin, 44, pleaded guilty to his charge and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and six strokes of the cane by the same court.
According to the charge, Abdul Azim was accused of being with Sharifah Faraha in circumstances that gave reasonable grounds to believe that he knew she possessed the firearm at the same location, date and time.
He was charged under Section 9 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, which provides for the same penalty.
An Israeli man, Avitan Shalom, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Kajang Sessions Court on Feb 26 after pleading guilty to possessing 200 bullets and six firearms.
Avitan, 39, was accused of committing the offence in a hotel room at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, between 6.46 pm on March 26 and 6 pm on March 28 last year.
The trial continues on Wednesday (Oct 8). – Bernama
