Carpenter sentenced to death for 1.6 kg of cannabis in Kedah
A High Court sentenced carpenter Ahmad Saidin, 57, to death on 26 July 2005 for trafficking about 1.6 kg of cannabis at his house in Kampung Air Melong on 11 June 2001.
A High Court sentenced carpenter Ahmad Saidin, 57, to death for trafficking about 1.6 kg of cannabis four years earlier.[1]He was found guilty of committing the offence at his house in Kampung Air Melong at about 4.30 pm on 11 June 2001.[1]
Judge Datuk Hasan Lah said the defence had failed to prove that the cannabis found on Ahmad was not his, and that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.[1]Ahmad had claimed trial to a charge under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty on conviction.[1]Deputy Public Prosecutor Azeezi Nordin prosecuted, and defence counsel Syed Fakhruzzaman Syed Mansor said he would appeal against the decision.[1]
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