{
  "id": 3671658,
  "title": "Electrician acquitted of allowing cultivation of cannabis plant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/electrician-acquitted-of-allowing-cultivation-of-cannabis-plant-3671658",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:28:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/27/electrician-acquitted-of-allowing-cultivation-of-cannabis-plant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 31, 2023, an electrician named Aszizi Ayub was accused of allowing the cultivation of a cannabis plant in a house in Kinta, Malaysia. The electrician, 37 years old, was charged under Section 6B(1)(c) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a potential sentence of life imprisonment and at least six strokes of the cane. However, the Ipoh sessions court acquitted Aszizi Ayub today after finding that the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to establish a prima facie case against him. The court concluded that the prosecution was unable to prove that Aszizi knowingly permitted the cultivation of a 253.4g cannabis plant in a black plastic bag.",
  "summary": "Court rules that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Aszizi Ayub.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Electrician acquitted of allowing cultivation of cannabis plant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/electrician-acquitted-of-allowing-cultivation-of-cannabis-plant",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:28:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}