Fashion designer freed of trafficking charge after 3 years in custody
G Chelvan had been held at Sungai Buloh prison as no bail was available to him.
On March 3, 2023, fashion designer G Chelvan was arrested and spent over three years in custody before being acquitted by the Shah Alam High Court. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against him. Chelvan was accused of trafficking more than 3kg of methamphetamine at Pantai Morib, Selangor, in March 2023.
He claimed that the drugs were in a bag belonging to his friend Lavindran, who entered the car a few minutes before the police arrived. However, there was no fingerprint, DNA, or CCTV evidence linking Chelvan to the drugs. The court ordered his acquittal and discharge, stating that the lengthy detention was "the agony" of the case.
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