Paralysed mechanic escapes gallows for drug trafficking


PUTRAJAYA: A mechanic convicted of trafficking in 10.53g of methamphetamine escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged him here on Wednesday (Oct 19).

A Court of Appeal three-judge panel led by Justice Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said, in acquitting and discharging Ben Khaled Abd Molok, ruled that the drug trafficking conviction against him was not safe.

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