MALAYSIA: BRUNEIAN MAN AND MALAYSIAN ACCOMPLICE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

January 11, 2017: The Sabah High Court sentenced a Bruneian man and his Malaysian accomplice to death after they were found guilty for trafficking drugs worth RM2.4 million in the neighbouring Malaysian state back in 2013, reports from Malaysian media said.
Mohd Noor bin Jumat, 38, and Malaysian national Andy Majudil, 35, were found guilty of trafficking 52.1 grammes and 745.6 grammes of methamphetamine, or Syabu, following a raid at a house in Taman Nelly, Inanam, Sabah at 9.30pm on Nov 19, 2013.
Sabah High Court Judge Datuk Nurchaya Haji Arshad ruled that the court found the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt on the prosecution’s case and that the prosecution had proven its case.
The Bruneian also has pending court cases related to drugs in the Sultanate.
Borneo Bulletin had reported on December 5, 2013 that the fugitive, who was involved in drugs cases, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) a number of times.
According to Daily Express, an English daily from Sabah, Andy and Mohd Noor were convicted under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act which carries the death penalty on conviction. (Sources: Borneo Bulletin, 14/01/2017)