Thai national admits having loaded gun
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ALOR SETAR - A Thai national pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to having a Pietro Beretta pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition.
Siwa Senyeeheem, 35, from Songkhla, did this after a court interpreter read the two charges to him in Thai.
Siwa was charged with having the pistol while riding a Thai-registered motorcycle in Kubang Pasu at about 9pm on June 28.
The offence under Section 8 of the Firearms Act (Increased Penalties) 1971, carries a maximum jail sentence of 14 years and at least six strokes of the rotan.
The second charge under Section 8(a) of the Firearms Act 1960 carries a jail term of not more than seven years, a maximum RM10,000 fine or both.
Judge Zulhazmy Abdullah fixed Aug 7 for case mention.
