the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
S. Pragasam, 30, was also sentenced to eight years' jail for drug possession.
Judicial Commissioner Anselm Charles Fernandis handed down the sentence after finding that Pragasam had failed to raise reasonable doubts against the prosecution case.
However, he allowed a stay of the sentence pending an appeal at the Court of Appeal.
On the drug trafficking charge, Pragasam was charged with trafficking in 101.2 gm of heroin and 8.9 gm of Monoacetylmorphines at Taman Puteri Lindungan at about 7.30 pm on May 11, 2016.
- (Sources: thesundaily.my, 09/02/2018)
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