Tuesday July 26, 2005
Carpenter gets death for drug offence
ALOR STAR: A carpenter was sentenced to death by the High Court here for trafficking about 1.6kg of cannabis four years ago.
Ahmad Saidin, 57, was found guilty of committing the offence at his house in Kampung Air Melong, here, about 4.30pm on June 11, 2001.
Judge Datuk Hasan Lah said the defence had failed to prove that the cannabis found on Ahmad was not his.
He also said that the prosecution had proven the case beyond any reasonable doubt.
Ahmad had claimed trial to the charge, which was brought under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Azeezi Nordin prosecuted.
Defence counsel Syed Fakhruzzaman Syed Mansor said he would appeal against the High Court decision.
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