Justice Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court sentenced lorry driver Mohd Shuzairil Shamsuddin, 40, to death for drug trafficking.[1] Shuzairil was found guilty of trafficking 511 grams of cannabis in Bandar Baru Ampang on 3 July 2006.[1] “After scrutinising the evidence of all witnesses, I’m satisfied that the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt and there is one penalty, death”, the judge said.[1] Seven prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses gave evidence at the trial.[1]
Lorry driver sentenced to death for 511 g of cannabis in Ampang
The Malaysian High Court on 27 April 2009 sentenced lorry driver Mohd Shuzairil Shamsuddin, 40, to death for trafficking 511 grams of cannabis in Bandar Baru Ampang in 2006. The judge said the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that death was the only penalty.
🇲🇾 Bandar Baru Ampang, Selangor · Malaysia
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 511 g
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Sentenced
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 511 g
- Agency type
- Court
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (511 g)
- Activity
- Trafficking
- Setting
- Vehicle
- Case stage
- Sentenced
- Sentence
- Death sentence
Sources
- Hands Off Cainhandsoffcain.infoMALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one source for this sentencing could be opened, a report citing the Bernama news agency; no second independent report was found.
- The opened source reports no outcome of any appeal against the sentence.
- No photograph of the event with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened sources.