Two friends sentenced to death for trafficking 20.7 kg of cannabis
A Malaysian High Court sentenced Muhamad Nasir Hussain and R. Murthi to death for trafficking 20,698.4 grams of cannabis at Jalan Besar on 20 March 2007, rejecting their defence as a mere denial.
A High Court sentenced two friends, 55-year-old Muhamad Nasir Hussain and 48-year-old contractor R. Murthi, to death for trafficking20,698.4 grams of cannabis in 2007.[1]The pair were alleged to have trafficked the cannabis at Jalan Besar between 3.45 pm and 4.15 pm on 20 March 2007.[1]
Justice Datuk Zamani Abd Rahim found the defence of both accused to be merely a denial.[1]Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Guat Cheng prosecuted the case, while Nasir was represented by V. M. Ravichandran and Murthi by R. S. N. Rayer.[1]
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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