MALAYSIA always welcomes tourists and all the spending they will be doing here to enrich the local population.
But when said tourists bring along a good deal of firearms capable of starting a mini war, let’s just say that they are better off somewhere else.
Recently, two Taiwan tourists grabbed the headlines for possessing 14 pistols, one submachine gun and 900 bullets.
Memiliki 14 pucuk pistol…1 laras ‘sub machine gun’ dan 900 butir peluru!!
Dua lelaki warga Taiwan mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen di Kuala Lumpur pada Isnin, atas tiga pertuduhan memperdagangkan dan memiliki senjata api pada bulan lalu.
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It was not much compared to the many other firearms confiscations done in the past. But what made it special was the political undertone it carried as can be witnessed in the comment section.
Interestingly, quite a number of netizens laid the blame on a particular minister whose name requires no mention here while others said it was the fault of DAP.
“Ini Malaysia there is a certain tribe protecting these foreigners. That is why the crime rate is increasing,” said Iman, adding that this was why the locals are being threatened.
The usual hate comments followed with netizen Natasha Hadid saying that she agrees with China capturing Taiwan.
Here is also an interesting comment from Herman who said they were relatively harmless compared to GISB with their recent religious scandals.
Then there was sidi_callaway who lamented the bygone era of hanging till death.
Away from the hate and blame game, the perpetrators, Cheng Ming Hung, 26, and Hsueh Chun Ta, 33, were jointly accused of trafficking the fire arms without a valid permit, at a house in Desa ParkCity, Sentul, at 5.30 pm on Jan 16.
The charge, framed under Section 7(2) of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, carries a prison sentence of between 30 and 40 years and six strokes of the cane if convicted.
Judge Siti Shakirah Mohtarudin did not grant bail to the accused, citing that the offences were non-bailable, and set March 12 for the case to be mentioned. —Feb 17, 2025
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