MALAYSIA. DESPATCH RIDER LOSES APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE IN FEDERAL COURT

the Federal Court dismissed the appeal of Mohamad Yazri Minhat against the death sentence imposed by the High Court which found him guilty of trafficking 133 kg of cannabis. Justice Siti Norma said there was no reason for the Federal Court to disturb the decisions made by the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Kuala Lumpur High Court had sentenced Mohamad Yazri, 31, to death on February 22, 1999, for trafficking the cannabis on January 18, 1997. The Court of Appeal on Sept 11, 2002 affirmed the death sentence imposed by the High Court. Mohamad Yazri was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death sentence.