Building supervisor sentenced to death over 9.4kg of cannabis
The Alor Setar High Court sentenced Penang building supervisor Akbar Ali Abdul Rahman, 37, to death on 27 November 2014 for trafficking 9,401.8 grams of cannabis. The court found he committed the offence in front of the Tok Arau Complex in Arau, Perlis, in October 2013.
The High Court in Alor Setar sentenced 37-year-old building supervisor Akbar Ali Abdul Rahman to death on 27 November 2014 for trafficking9,401.8 grams of cannabis.[1][2]Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab found him guilty of committing the offence on 12 October 2013 at about 9 p.m. in front of the Tok Arau Complex in Arau, Perlis.[1]Akbar Ali, who is from Penang, remained calm as the sentence was passed.[1]
The offence falls under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a mandatory death sentence on conviction.[1][2]
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