Cop acquitted of drug trafficking
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday acquitted a police officer charged with distributing 5.6kg of marijuana. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered that the accused, Aizat, 30, be discharged and acquitted after the prosecution withdrew the case. The court was told that the chemical report presented did not contain drugs in all the bottles […]
Support for life sentence
KUCHING: The potential amendment to the penalty for drug trafficking offences has been met with expressions of agreement and support. Earlier, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the mandatory death penalty imposed for drug trafficking might be revised to a life sentence, and the government would review laws related to the distribution and […]
