00:0038-year-old Hafizul Hawari has been sentenced to a total of 14 years and six months in jail
00:08and six strokes of the cane for seven charges, including possession of firearms and fake
00:14vehicle registration number.
00:16The manager of a travel agency pleaded guilty to all the charges at the Kota Bharu Sessions
00:22Court on Tuesday.
00:23The court handed down the sentences after the judge said it took into account the facts
00:29of the case and the seriousness of the offences committed.
00:33The sentences were for possession of an Austrian Glock 19 pistol-type firearm, 33 PMC 380
00:41auto bullets without a license and firecrackers.
00:45Hafizul also possessed three identification cards belonging to three individuals and drove
00:51a car with a fake registration number.
00:54All the offences were committed in the car in the compound of a hospital in Kota Bharu
00:59in April last year.
01:01All in all, Hafizul will serve six years in jail.
01:05The accused is facing two more charges at the Sepang Sessions Court.
01:09In the case that generated extensive media attention, the accused allegedly attempted
01:14to murder his wife at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport a day before
01:19his arrest.
01:21He was charged for attempted murder and voluntarily causing grievous harm to his wife's bodyguard
01:26by using a firearm during the shooting rampage.
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