Yusoff Rawther charged with possessing two fake firearms

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Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, 31, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (Oct 9) with possessing two fake guns.  The former research assistant to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Magistrate S. Mageswary.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/53zfdm3n  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Prime Minister's former aide, Mohamed Yusof Rotha, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur

00:06Magistrate's Court on Wednesday with possessing two fake guns.

00:11The 31-year-old pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Magistrate S Magiswari.

00:17The offence was allegedly committed near a condominium in Jalan Bukit Kiara at 9.25am

00:23on September 6.

00:25The charge was made under Section 36, Subsection 1 of the Arms Act 1960, which carries a maximum

00:31prison sentence of one year or a fine not exceeding 5,000 ringgit or both if convicted.

00:38During proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamed Sabri Othman suggested setting Mohamed

00:44Yusof's bail at 20,000 ringgit with a local surety.

00:47Lawyer Nurmustanir Madnor, who represented the accused, did not appeal as Mohamed Yusof

00:53was still being held in custody for a drug trafficking charge.

01:04After hearing the application from both parties, Magiswari didn't allow any bail and fixed

01:11November 12 for re-mention of the case.

01:14On September 12, Mohamed Yusof was charged with trafficking 305 grams of cannabis in

01:21front of the car park of the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters, Surau, on

01:26September 6.

01:28No plea was recorded from the accused, as the case was under the jurisdiction of the

01:32High Court.

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