Released from jail, 2 men now face 30-year terms over 264g cannabis
Federal Court restores trafficking conviction after finding Court of Appeal erred in reducing charge to possession.
In a recent ruling by the Federal Court, two men who were previously released from prison will have to serve the remaining years of their original 30-year sentences for cannabis trafficking. The court reinstated the convictions of Azril Azhar Ahmad, a 50-year-old Grab driver, and Zulfattar Ridzuan, a 44-year-old businessman. The Federal Court reviewed the case after the Court of Appeal substituted the trafficking charge with possession due to the small amount of cannabis found.
The court held that the prosecution presented overwhelming evidence of trafficking, including a digital weighing scale, plastic packets, a penknife, and grinders found in the men's car. The two men were arrested near Galla Industrial Park in Seremban on September 26, 2020, after police discovered 264.36 grams of cannabis. Lee Swee Seng, one of the justices on the panel, emphasized that the Court of Appeal made an error by changing the charges.
Azril, who will not be caned due to his age, will serve the remaining 12 years and 12 strokes of the rotan, while Zulfattar will serve the full 30-year sentence, including the 12 strokes.
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