Azman Sanwan, 41, a prisoner convicted of trafficking...

Azman Sanwan, 41, a prisoner convicted of trafficking cannabis and sentenced to death in Singapore, was freed after the Court of Appeal threw out his sentence due to flawed evidence. Justice V K Rajah said the evidence was far from sufficient to support the conviction of Azman. It was also inconclusive in establishing beyond reasonable doubt the ingredients of the crime allegedly committed by the Appellant.
Azman, then 38, had been sentenced to death by the High Court in July 2010, for trafficking in 1,525.7 grammes of cannabis.
Two other men involved in the same case - Tamil Selvan and M. Balasubramaniam - were jointly tried with him but were found not guilty.
All three men were caught in a sting operation by Central Narcotics Bureau officers in April 2007. Azman appealed against the decision of the High Court Trial judge, who had acquitted his two co-accused of the same capital charge.
In ruling that the Azman had succeeded in his appeal, Justice Rajah said: "After careful consideration, we cannot say that the evidence on record reveals that the Appellant is any more culpable than Tamil and Bala (who were both acquitted)."   Whether he will be freed depends on whether the prosecution wants to proceed against him on other, less serious trafficking charges, his lawyer Amolat Singh told The Straits Times. He did not know when a decision would be made.