Electrician acquitted of allowing cultivation of cannabis plant
Court rules that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Aszizi Ayub.
On July 31, 2023, an electrician named Aszizi Ayub was accused of allowing a cannabis plant to be cultivated in a house in Kinta. The case was brought under Section 6B(1)(c) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and six cane strokes. However, Ipoh sessions court judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi acquitted Aszizi of the charges today after finding that the prosecution could not establish a prima facie case against him.
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