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Man gets 12 years' jail, caning for possession of Japanese sword
The court ordered for both sentences to run concurrently from Shukri Ahmad's date of arrest on May 29, and for two years of police monitoring after their completion. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA : An unemployed man was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and two strokes of the rotan by the Muar sessions court today for possession of a Japanese sword and drug abuse.
Buletin TV3 reported that Shukri Ahmad, 31, who has a record for 13 previous offences, pleaded guilty before judge Sayani Nor.
According to the first charge, he was accused of possessing a dangerous weapon – a 90cm Japanese sword – at an eatery on Jalan Sungai Abong, Muar, at 3.13pm on May 24.
The charge was made under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 for carrying offensive weapons in public places, which provides for five to 10 years' imprisonment and whipping upon conviction.
According to the facts of the case, a 33-year-old man lodged a police report claiming he had been approached by three men, including Shukri, who was wearing a helmet and face mask, and carrying the sword.
Shukri then pointed his sword and swung it several times at the victim, who managed to evade him.
A police investigation found that the incident stemmed from Shukri's dissatisfaction after losing a previous fight with the victim.
According to the second charge, Shukri tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine use.
The court sentenced him to five years' imprisonment and one stroke of the rotan for the first charge, and seven years' imprisonment as well as another stroke of the rotan for the second charge.
The court ordered for both sentences to run concurrently from his date of arrest on May 29, and for two years of police monitoring after their completion.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Diyana Najihah Fauzi while Shukri was unrepresented.
