A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death

A. Sridhar, a soldier, was sentenced to death by the Malaysian High Court in Bernama for trafficking in 200.2gm of heroin. Lieutenant Corporal Sridhar, 37, an army personnel attached to the store of the Sungai Besi Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base, was found guilty of trafficking in the heroin on September 22 2003. Sridhar, who had served for 14 years, was charged under Section 39B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39B (2) of the same Act, which carries the mandatory death sentence on conviction.