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 Malaysian Court Sentences Two Thais To Hang For Marijuana Trafficking
#8395626 - 05/13/08 07:18 AM (4 months, 22 days ago) |
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http://www.mysinchew.com/node/11437?tid=14
A Malaysian court sentenced two Thai citizens to death by hanging for trafficking marijuana, a lawyer said Tuesday (13 May).
The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday (12 May) convicted Masoh Daloh, 35, and Romuelee Yakoh, 46, of trafficking 75 pounds (34.9 kilograms) of the drug, said their lawyer, Naran Singh.
The men were arrested in 2002 after they were found in a car with 34 slabs of marijuana, Naran said.
Judge Wira Moktarudin Baki ruled that the defense failed to cast reasonable doubt on the prosecution's contention that the Thais intended to sell the drug, Naran said.
Both men appealed their convictions and sentences but no date was immediately scheduled for a hearing.
Malaysia's use of the death penalty has come under renewed attention after human rights group Amnesty International last month accused Malaysian authorities of being secretive about executions.
The Southeast Asian country has a mandatory death penalty for various offenses including drug trafficking, murder or crimes using firearms.
Malaysia has hanged more than 200 people, mostly its own citizens, for drug trafficking since capital punishment was implemented for the offense in 1975.
The country's Bar Council has campaigned in recent years for the penalty to be scrapped, describing it as barbaric, inhumane and an insufficient deterrent.
The Malaysian government has denied covering up details of executions, and insisted that the death penalty remains necessary to curb crime. (By CHANDNI VATVANI/ AP)
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Re: Malaysian Court Sentences Two Thais To Hang For Marijuana Trafficking [Re: b0red5tiff]
#8396115 - 05/13/08 10:26 AM (4 months, 22 days ago) |
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If the death penalty was the answer to all crimes it would make people actually not commit them. But the US government is "too far in" so to speak to be able to make such a drastic change.
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