Man escapes death after apex court acquittal

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A 27-year-old man, originally handed the death penalty for driving his friend to pick up drugs, escaped the gallows yesterday after he was cleared by the Court of Appeal. The acquittal was the first apex court decision to be delivered via video-conferencing platform Zoom...

Azli still faces five pending drug charges in the State Courts, including abetting Roszaidi to traffic in methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine.

Azli then drove to a place near his friend's home, where Roszaidi passed most of the drugs to his wife. The five people involved in the transaction were arrested soon after. However, the apex court said his reference to"sejuk and panas" was ambiguous as to the time at which he learnt the nature of the drugs.

 

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