Avitan Shalom, 38, is accused of trafficking firearms and possessing 200 bullets.
: The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court here has fixed a nine-day trial for the case of detained Israeli, Avitan Shalom, 38, who is accused of trafficking firearms and possessing 200 bullets., Sessions court judge Norina Zainol Abidin fixed September 30, Oct 1 - 3, and Oct 7 - 11, for trial when the case was brought for mention here on Tuesday .During proceedings this morning, deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam told the court that the prosecution would be calling 20 witnesses.
Additionally, the prosecution also amended several details on the two charge sheets; from 158 to 200 bullets and the serial numbers of the firearms involving Glock and Stoeger Cougar.Authorities deport three foreigners with suspected links to Shalom Avitan Meanwhile, Avitan’s lawyer Navinjit Singh told the judge that his client’s name was wrongly recorded on the charge sheet as “Avitan Shalom”.
“When the accused entered this country, he used a French passport. The name that appears on the passport is ‘Shalom Avitan’ and not ‘Avitan Shalom’.In response Mohamad Mustaffa said the prosecution had referred to the French passport and had no intention to amend the name on the charge sheet at this juncture.ALSO READ:“In some jurisdictions, they may refer to the surname as first name, and the given name as the second name.
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