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JOHOR BARU: The High Court here has ordered a 26-year-old woman who had been acquitted and discharged in 2019 over a fatal road accident, to enter her defence.
Judge Dr Shahanaz Sulaiman made the decision on Thursday (Feb 18) after the prosecution successfully proved a prima facie case against Sam Ke Ting and overturned the decision made by the Magistrate’s Court to acquit and discharge her in October 2019.
Sam was charged with driving recklessly and dangerously, which resulted in the death of eight cyclists, under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides a jail term of not more than 10 years imprisonment and a fine not more than RM20,000 upon conviction.
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JOHOR BARU: A 29-year-old man, who was accused of cannabis possession, escaped the gallows but was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane by a High Court here.
Food stall worker Muhammad Azmi Azua, who did not possess any identification documents, was arrested for possessing 338g cannabis at a petrol station along Jalan Tebrau-Kota Tinggi, Kampung Melayu Majidee here at 9.45pm on Dec 30, 2017.
He was initially charged under Section 39B(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
However, the court later reduced the charge to Section 6 of the same Act, which is punishable under Section 39A(2) that carries a minimum jail term of five years and not more than 10 strokes of the cane.