Four Plead Guilty To Firearms Possession
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two stateless Iban men aged 19 and 29 years were sentenced to one year imprisonment and three strokes of the cane while another two stateless Iban youths aged 17 and 13 were both released on 12-month bonds for good behaviour by the Bandar Magistrates' Court yesterday, after the defendants pleaded guilty to a joint charge of having in their possession one home made rifle.

The defendants, Senaun Anak Jumat, 19, Mohd Alip bin Abdullah William, 29, Mohd Azman bin Abdullah Jumat, 17, and the 13-year-old youth, who are self employed working at their padi field, pleaded guilty to having in their possession the said offensive weapon on or about March 2 this year.

The court heard that the said weapon was found by CID police and the Immigration authorities inside a white Toyota Cressida after stopping the car in the vicinity of Kampong Melayan, Labi Kuala Belait as it was coming out from a small road junction at the Kg Melayan longhouse, which is a public place.

DPP Dk Hjh Hana Molina further told the court that one barrel and one piece of metal, thirteen bullets, eleven tin pellets, one metal polish, one black bag, one lantern, two knives, one helmet and two plastic boxes containing one lantern were found together with the weapon.

According to the prosecutor, the homemade rifle which is capable of firing a projectile that could be considered lethal, belonged to the defendants and was used by them to scare off wild animals which enter their padi field.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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