Kuala selangor: A police officer testified in the Sessions Court today that Sharifah Faraha Syed Husin, accused of possessing a pistol, requested him not to inform her husband about the firearm, as it was intended for a buyer.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, ASP Khairulazizi Ismail recounted the events following the firearm’s discovery during an inspection of the Honda Jazz used by Sharifah Faraha and her husband. Khairulazizi explained that he, along with officers from the Selangor police contingent’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and members of the Bukit Aman CID Special Investigation Division, arrested Sharifah Faraha’s husband at a Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Selangor at 6 pm.
The accused’s husband subsequently led the police to a house in the same district for further investigation, with Sharifah Faraha trailing behind in the Honda Jazz, escorted by officers. Khairulazizi detailed that after the evening fast-breaking, Sharifah Faraha handed over the car keys for the inspection, which revealed a medium-sized black bag containing a suspected firearm, a holster, and some clothes. Sharifah Faraha herself opened the bag and requested Khairulazizi not to inform her husband, claiming the firearm was intended for a buyer and only she was aware of it.
This testimony emerged during the trial of Sharifah Faraha, 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, contested the admissibility of the witness’s statement, arguing it was a confession and inadmissible under Section 26 of the Evidence Act 1950 (Act 56). However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Nor Hakimi Mohamad Rosedin maintained the statement was general and not a confession, leading the court to overrule the objection.
Sharifah Faraha, on April 8, 2024, pleaded not guilty to possessing a CZ 75 P-01 CAL.9 LUGER pistol at a house in Kampung Bukit Belimbing, Kuala Selangor, on March 29, 2024. The charge, under Section 8 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, carries a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment and no less than six strokes of the cane.
On June 5, 2025, Sharifah Faraha’s husband, Abdul Azim Mohd Yasin, admitted guilt to his charge, receiving a 10-year prison sentence and six strokes of the cane from the same court. He was charged under Section 9 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 for being with Sharifah Faraha under circumstances suggesting he knew about the firearm possession.
Previously, Israeli national Avitan Shalom was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Kajang Sessions Court on February 26 for possessing 200 bullets and six firearms in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room between March 26 and March 28 last year.