MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR DRUGS

subcontractor Chong Soon Wah, 38, was re-sentenced to death by presiding Justice Azhar Mohamed of the Malaysian High Court for trafficking 103.02gm of heroin and 51.23gm of monoacetylmorphines in Ulu Tiram on January 10, 2004. The prosecution appealed the decision on March 3, 2008, to acquit Wah, and the case was transferred back to the High Court. Wah was also sentenced to death by the High Court on July 24, 2008, for trafficking 49.19gm of drugs in Taman Desa Jaya on the same day, which was later upheld by the Federal Court.