A police constable received five years’ jail and one stroke of the cane for possessing a parang without lawful authority in Kuching.
KUCHING: A police constable was sentenced to five years in prison and one stroke of the cane for unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon.
Sessions Court Judge Iris Awen Jon handed down the sentence to Mohd Hastree Mohamad, 36, after he pleaded guilty.
The offence occurred during a police inspection at a car park near Kuching district police headquarters on September 29.
He was charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.
This section carries a jail term between five and 10 years and possible whipping upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Aiman Mutalib Muhammad Shariff prosecuted the case while the accused was unrepresented.
In a separate proceeding, Mohd Hastree received an additional two weeks’ jail for being absent from duty.
Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan sentenced him at the Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty.
He was absent without reasonable cause for nearly five months from May 14 to September 29.
That charge was under Section 86 of the Police Act 1967, which provides for up to 12 months’ jail.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Chuah Kai Sheng prosecuted this case while the accused remained unrepresented. – Bernama
