Former national cyclist sentenced to death for 4,477 g of cannabis
The High Court in Muar on 11 December 2009 sentenced former national cyclist Ramli Kasron, 41, to death for trafficking 4,477 grams of cannabis found on the back seat of his car at the Air Hitam toll plaza in April 2006. The judge held the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt under section 39B(1)(a), which carries a mandatory death sentence.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi of the Malaysian High Court in Muar sentenced former national cyclist Ramli Kasron, 41, to death for drug trafficking on 11 December 2009.[1][2]Ramli, from Batu Pahat, was arrested at the Air Hitam toll plaza on 19 April 2006 after police stopped his car at about 6.45pm and found 4,477 grams of cannabis on the back seat.[1][2]He was charged under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a mandatory death sentence.[1]
In passing sentence the judge said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt while the defence offered only bare denials.[1]Ramli had represented Malaysia at the 1991 Manila SEA Games and ridden in national cycling events.[1]A European campaign report listing December 2009 Malaysian death sentences confirms that Ramli, 41, was sentenced to death on 11 December for trafficking more than four kilos of cannabis in 2006.[3]
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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S. Mohan, 38, and Ahmad Shamil Abdul Rashid, 28, were sentenced to 30 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 139 kg of cannabis from a Bangsar car park in 2022. The judge found the case proven beyond reasonable doubt; the prosecution had sought the heavy term over the quantity.
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