Judge frees accused without calling for defence


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 01 Feb 2007

JOHOR BARU: A man found with 81kg of cannabis in a house was acquitted by a High Court here after it ruled that the prosecution had failed to explain discrepancies in their case. 

Judge Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmi Syed Ahmad freed A.P. Sivalingam, 43, without his defence being called, despite having misgivings about his innocence.  

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