Sohail Khan v Pendakwa Raya

Sohail Khan, a Pakistani national, was convicted by the High Court of Kuala Lumpur for trafficking 957 grams of cannabis under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed his appeal, upholding the conviction and sentence. The court found that the prosecution had proven possession and control of the drugs, and that the defense had failed to raise reasonable doubt.

Overview

Case Number

W-05(M)-50-01/2017

Case Type

Criminal - Drug trafficking

Court

Court of Appeal Malaysia, Putrajaya

Subject Matter

drug traffickingdangerous drugscriminal appeal