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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