Death row inmate spared the noose thanks to royal pardon


  • Nation
  • Monday, 27 Feb 2017

Shamini (left) with Sapenah.

PETALING JAYA: A man who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2009 has received a second chance at life after Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah granted him a pardon.

Shahrul Izani Suparman, 33, and his family were told of the news a week ago at the Sungai Buloh prison.

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