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| The Straits Times - 10 March 1949 |
Johore Bahru Mar 4 - Narayanasamy Sambasivam, a Tamil was at the end of an emergency trial found not guilty by the assessors of two charges. First, of carrying arms and secondly of being in possession of ten rounds or ammunition,
Mr. Justice Laville disagreed with the assessors' verdict on the first charges and ordered a retrial.
His Lordship agreed with the assessors verdict on the second charges and acquitted the accused.
According to the evidence the accused was in the company of two Chinese when they were met by three Malays on a kampong path at Bukit Kepong near Muar on Sept 13.
There was a flight between the two parties. Shots were fired and one was killed.
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