SHARIFAH FARAHA ASKED POLICE NOT TO TELL HUSBAND OVER PISTOL DISCOVERY - WITNESS

‎KUALA SELANGOR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- A police officer told the Sessions Court here today that the woman, accused of possessing a pistol, had asked him not to disclose the matter to her husband, as the firearm was meant to be handed over to a buyer.

ASP Khairulazizi Ismail said this was 42-year-old Sharifah Faraha Syed Husin’s reaction after a firearm was discovered during an inspection of the Honda Jazz used by her and her husband.

Khairulazizi said that earlier, he and an officer from the Selangor police contingent’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), along with eight members of the Bukit Aman CID Special Investigation Division, went to a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Selangor, where Sharifah Faraha’s husband was arrested at 6 pm.

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He said that the accused’s husband then led the police to a house in the same district for further inspection, while Sharifah Faraha trailed behind in the Honda Jazz, accompanied by officers on duty.

“The inspection took place after Muslims broke their fast. The car was locked, and Sharifah Faraha handed over the keys before the inspection was conducted by me and the other officers.

“Further inspection of the vehicle’s boot found a medium-sized black bag. Sharifah Faraha opened it herself, revealing a pistol suspected to be a firearm, a holster, and some clothes.

“Sharifah Faraha asked me not to tell her partner (about the pistol), saying the firearm was to be handed over to the buyer and that only she knew about it,” he said.

Khairulazizi  said this in response to a question from Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Nor Hakimi Mohamad Rosedin on the second day of the trial of Sharifah Faraha, who is accused of possessing a pistol believed to have been supplied to an Israeli national, before Judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza.  

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 (Act 56).

Mohamad Nor Hakimi ruled that the statement in question was general in nature and did not amount to a confession under Section 26 of the Evidence Act 1950 (Act 56). The court overruled the objection.

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 8 pm 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.  

Earlier, 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 tomorrow.  

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