Man on death row for role in drug deal gets 10 years’ jail after apex court appeal

Abdoll Mutaleb Raffik had originally been convicted by the High Court in 2019. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man on death row for his role in a drug deal avoided the gallows after the Court of Appeal found on Wednesday () that there was insufficient evidence to prove the capital charge against him beyond reasonable doubt.

The apex court allowed Abdoll Mutaleb Raffik’s appeal against his conviction, and sentenced him instead to 10 years’ jail on an amended charge for attempted possession of more than 5.5kg of a granular and powdery substance that was found to contain not less than 212.57g of pure heroin.