KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was sentenced to five years in jail by the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (April 26) for possession of two machetes in a public area without a permit last year.

       Judge Siti Aminah Ghazali handed down the sentence on Mohammad Zamani Muhammad, 31, after he changed his plea to guilty at the proceedings on Tuesday, which had been fixed for trial.

       He was ordered to serve his jail sentence from the date of arrest, which was Oct 13 last year.

       Zamani was charged with possession of the dangerous weapons without a permit at a roadside near a bridge heading to Kampung Pasir Pantai here at 7.10pm on Oct 13 last year.

       The charge was framed under Section 6 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 which provides for imprisonment of up to 10 years and liable for whipping, if found guilty.

       Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Ahmad Hakimi Wan Ahmad Jaafar prosecuted, while Zamani was unrepresented. - Bernama