Businessman sentenced to 30 years’ jail, 24 strokes for trafficking more than 77kg of meth

A businessman, Liew Wan Wah, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane by the High Court in Ipoh for trafficking more than 77 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed ruled that the defense failed to raise reasonable doubt, resulting in Liew's conviction on two counts.

The sentences will run concurrently from the date of arrest, following charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The prosecution was led by Deputy Public Prosecutor Yasinnisa Begam Seeni Mohideen, with P.

Ravee representing the accused.

IPOH, Sept 9 — A businessman was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 24 strokes of the cane by the High Court here today after being found guilty of two counts of trafficking more than 77 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine five years ago.

Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed handed down the sentence to Liew Wan Wah, 46, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt at the end of the defence case.

The court sentenced him to 30 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for the first and second counts respectively.

However, the court ordered that both sentences run concurrently from the date of arrest, while the cane sentence was 24 strokes.

According to the first charge, Liew is accused of distributing 74,477.8 grammes (74.48 kg) of methamphetamine, at the Gopeng Toll Plaza, towards the entrance to the highway before the toll payment counter, in the Kampar district at about 7.30 pm, June 23, 2021.

For the second charge, he is accused of distributing 3,267 grammes (3.27 kg) of the same drug in the parking area under the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division Office, Kampar district police headquarters (IPD) at about 2 am, June 24, 2021.

The charge was brought under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code and is punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same act, which provides for the death penalty or life imprisonment life with whipping not less than 15 times.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Yasinnisa Begam Seeni Mohideen, while the accused was represented by lawyer P. Ravee. — Bernama

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商人刘万华因贩运超过77公斤冰毒，被怡保高等法院判处30年监禁和24下鞭刑。

法官拿督阿卜杜勒·瓦哈卜·穆罕默德裁定辩方未能提出合理怀疑，导致刘某两项罪名成立。

根据 1952 年《危险药物法》的指控，所有刑期将从逮捕之日起同时执行。

检方由副检察官亚辛尼萨·贝加姆·塞尼·莫希丁领导，P.

Ravee 代表被告。

怡保，9月9日讯——一名商人因五年前贩运超过77公斤冰毒两项罪名成立，今日被高等法院判处30年监禁和24下鞭刑。

法官拿督阿卜杜勒·瓦哈卜·穆罕默德在认定辩方在辩护结束时未能提出合理怀疑后，对46岁的刘婉华作出了判决。

法庭判处他第一项罪名成立，第二项罪名成立，分别处以 30 年监禁和 12 下鞭刑。

然而，法院裁定两项刑罚自逮捕之日起同时执行，鞭刑为 24 下。

根据第一项指控，刘某被控于 2021 年 6 月 23 日晚上 7 点 30 分左右，在金宝县的务边收费站，靠近高速公路入口收费柜台前，分销了 74,477.8 克（74.48 公斤）冰毒。

第二项指控是，他被控于 2021 年 6 月 24 日凌晨 2 点左右在金宝区警察总部毒品犯罪调查科办公室的停车场内分发了 3,267 克（3.27 公斤）同一种毒品。

该指控依据 1952 年《危险药物法》第 39B(1)(a) 条和《刑法》第 34 条提出，并根据同一法第 39B(2) 条予以处罚，该条规定可判处死刑或终身监禁，并处以不少于 15 次的鞭刑。

此案由副检察官亚辛妮莎·贝加姆·塞尼·莫希丁 (Yasinnisa Begam Seeni Mohideen) 负责检控，被告的辩护律师是 P·拉维 (P. Ravee)。—— 马新社

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