63-year-old Osman Md Yatim sentenced to death over 3,979 g of cannabis
A Malaysian court sentenced Osman Md Yatim, 63, to death for trafficking 3,979 grams of cannabis on 17 July 2001. The mandatory death sentence under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 was reported on 30 October 2006; Osman reportedly replied that he was not bothered as he was already old.
Osman Md Yatim, 63, was sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking3,979 grams of cannabis, an offence committed on 17 July 2001 and charged under section 39B(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.[1]
Told by the prosecution officer after the proceedings that he could appeal for a lighter sentence, Osman replied that it did not matter as he was already old.[1]The death sentence is mandatory on conviction under section 39B(2) of the Act.[1]
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