PUTRAJAYA: An Argentinian man escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here set aside his conviction and death sentence for trafficking 2.8kg of cocaine four years ago.
A three-member panel led by Justice Datuk Hanipah Farikullah on Friday (Dec 17) ordered Javier Edgardo Silva, 42, to be acquitted after finding the conviction was due to a misdirection by the trial judge and there was merit in the appeal.
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