MALAYSIA: DRUGS TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO DEATH

February 8, 2013: The High Court in  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, sentenced a businessman to death for trafficking in 4,674.3 grams of ketamine three years ago.
Justice Datuk David Wong Dak Wah convicted Mohana Dass S/O Velayutham, 27, under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which is punishable by the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
The accused was found guilty of trafficking in the drugs at Terminal Two, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on July 31, 2011.
In his reserved decision, Wong held that the accused, who was defended by counsel Rakhbir Singh, had failed to cast doubt on the prosecution case.
Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Naziah Mokhtar prosecuted the case. (Sources: theborneopost.com, 09/02/2013)