Malaysia jails three men for life over 707 g of cannabis
The Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced a former air steward and two other men to life imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane for trafficking 707.05 g of cannabis and cultivating plants. The trafficking charge carried 12 strokes and the cultivation charge six, to run concurrently from their arrest in December 2021.
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The Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced a former air steward and two other men to life imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane for trafficking 707.05 g of cannabis and cultivating plants. The trafficking charge carried 12 strokes and the cultivation charge six, to run concurrently from their arrest in December 2021. The offences predated the 2023 reform, and the court imposed life imprisonment; the trafficking charge carried the possibility of death.[1][2]
Sources
- KL High Court hands life sentences to trio convicted of drug trafficking and cultivating cannabis (7 January 2025). Malay Mail. Life imprisonment and 18 strokes; 12 strokes for trafficking and six for cultivation; 707.05 g; arrest on 14 December 2021.
- Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 (Act 846). Malaysia. Section 54 (section 39B amendment) and section 55 (transitional sentencing of offences committed before commencement).