GE15 candidate detained over firearm violation

8 Dec 2022 • 10:36 PM MYT
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Petaling Jaya District deputy police chief Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the 28-year-old woman was arrested with her friend, a 41-year-old man in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at 10.20 pm yesterday.

Petaling Jaya District deputy police chief Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the 28-year-old woman was arrested with her friend, a 41-year-old man in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at 10.20 pm yesterday.

He said the arrest was made after police received a report at about 6.53 pm yesterday, regarding a local citizen uploading a video clip doing shooting practice without a permit at the Selangor Shooting Club target range.

He said the video clip was uploaded by the woman on her TikTok and Instagram accounts.

"Police also confiscated a Glock 19 pistol, a cartridge case, 12 rounds of live ammunition, a Selangor Shooting Association card and a mobile phone to help with the investigation,” he said here today.

Ku Mashariman said the two individuals were remanded for four days until Dec 11 for investigation in accordance with Sections 8(A), 8(B) and 41 of the Weapons Act 1960 as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. - Bernama

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