Duo escape gallows after High Court acquits them of drug charges

MUAR: A businessman and his fisherman friend escaped the death penalty after the High Court here acquitted and discharged them of four drug-related charges on Wednesday (Oct 12).

Justice Abu Bakar Katar ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that Mohd Ruzaini Samingan, 37, and his friend Roszaimi Roslan, 34, had possession of the drugs.