Recently freed drug offender faces death penalty over heroin trafficking charge
BATU PAHAT: A man who was recently released after serving a sentence for a drug offence now faces the death penalty after being charged with trafficking 115g of heroin and possessing methamphetamine.
Batu Pahat, Malaysia: Recently released Rahaimi Misnon, a 48-year-old father of one, faces the death penalty for heroin trafficking and possession of methamphetamine, according to prosecutors. The charges were laid before magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno at Yong Peng magistrate's court today, with no plea entered for the heroin trafficking charge due to jurisdictional reasons.
Allegations state that Rahaimi was caught trafficking 115 grams of heroin near a home on Jalan Sungai Nibong, Semerah, on November 3 at 3pm, an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment, along with a minimum of 12 rotan strikes if the death sentence is not imposed. Meanwhile, he faces a separate charge of possessing 5.10 grams of methamphetamine at the same location and time, punishable under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Deputy public prosecutor Nur Shahzleen Ibrahim presented the case, while Rahaimi, unrepresented, pleaded not guilty to the possession charge. The court denied bail, setting January 13 for further proceedings after the chemistry report is submitted.
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