Two sentenced to death over 938 g of cannabis in Sungai Petani
The Alor Setar High Court sentenced Khairulnizan Osman and Mohd Azizi Hashim to death on 19 April 2011 for trafficking 938.30 g of cannabis at a Tikam Batu roadside in 2009, ruling the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt.
The High Court in Alor Setar sentenced Khairulnizan Osman, 29, and Mohd Azizi Hashim, 28, to death on Tuesday 19 April 2011 after finding them guilty of trafficking938.30 grammes of cannabis.[1]Judge Datuk Zakiah Kassim ordered the sentence under Section 39B(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty for the Section 39B(1)(a) trafficking charge, after ruling that the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt.[1]
Khairulnizan, a restaurant helper, and Mohd Azizi, who worked with the Seberang Perai Municipal Council, were charged with committing the offence at a roadside in Kampung Sungai Buluh, Tikam Batu, near Sungai Petani at 9.30pm on 27 January 2009.[1]DPP Norshuhada Mohd Yatim prosecuted, and both accused were represented by lawyer A. Saha Deva.[1]
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