MALAYSIA: TWO IRANIAN MEN FREED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE

May 15, 2012: In Malaysia, two Iranian men escaped the gallows after the High Court freed them of a drug trafficking charge without calling for their defence.
Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha ordered the two men, Alireza Nouri, 31, and Mohamed Najafi, 32, to be acquitted and discharged of the charge after finding that the prosecution had failed to raise a prima facie case against them at the end of the prosecution case.
In his judgment, Ghazali said the prosecution had failed to prove that the two accused had knowledge of the drug which was kept in a locked safe in a hotel room where they were staying.
"Based on evidence, both the accused were not able to provide the combination numbers to the safe despite being questioned several times by the police.
"In my opinion, if there were many policemen in the room, and only the two accused there, it was impossible for them not to cooperate when questioned," he added. (Sources: Bernama, 15/05/2012)