{
  "id": 9534928,
  "title": "Suami isteri terlepas hukuman mati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/suami-isteri-terlepas-hukuman-mati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/suami-isteri-terlepas-hukuman-mati"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kota Bharu, the High Court found prosecutors unable to prove prima facie evidence against a married couple accused of distributing drugs. The pair, Syed Mohamad Haizat Syed Hassan, 32, and Nurul Syahira Zakaria, 30, were released from death penalty sentences after the High Court acquitted them of drug trafficking. Assistant Public Prosecutor Azhar Mokhtar decided after determining prosecutors failed to prove prima facie evidence against both accused, Syed Mohamad Haizat and Nurul Syahira. The couple was accused of smuggling 81.77 grams of methamphetamine in an unnumbered house in Bachok. They were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which can result in death penalty under Section 39B(2) of the same Act, coupled with Section 34 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which could entail death or life imprisonment and a minimum of 15 years if not acquitted of death penalty. In his judgment, Azhar noted the house's front door and upper-floor windows, aside from the kitchen, could be accessed by anyone. DNA tests on the jacket shielding the drug stash and fingerprinting on the stash did not link the pair to the drugs found in the Honda C70 motorbike's engine. When proceedings, the court was informed three house cleaners often using gas cans at the couple's residence were arrested but later released. Prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Nur Adila Mat Zaidan while Syed Mohamad Haizat was represented by Azrul Hasyimi Mohammad, Firdaus Zainal Abidin, and Zubairi Salleh represented Nurul Syahira.",
  "summary": "Mahkamah Tinggi melepas dan membebaskan mereka daripada pertuduhan mengedar dadah, empat tahun lepas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Suami isteri terlepas hukuman mati",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/suami-isteri-terlepas-hukuman-mati-9540464",
        "published": "2026-09-24T09:20:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}