PUTRAJAYA, Aug 2 — The Court of Appeal here today upheld the death sentence imposed on a businessman for trafficking in 9.528kg of cannabis.
Justice Hadhariah, in delivering the court’s decision, said there were no merits in the appeal by Mohammad Firdaus.On December 3, 2021, the High Court in Shah Alam found Mohammad Firdaus guilty of trafficking in the drug by the roadside of Jalan Bukit in front of the Kajang KTMB train station in the Hulu Langat district, Selangor at 10pm on March 28, 2017.
In his defence, Mohammad Firdaus claimed that the bag was not his, but belonged to a Uber driver and was taking care of the bag while waiting for the Uber driver to park the car. During the trial, the Uber driver, Mohd Sabri Salleh, testified that he received a booking from Mohammad Firdaus through the Uber apps to send the latter from KL Sentral to the Kajang KTM station.
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