Brothers escape gallows after Court of Appeal overturns drug conviction


PUTRAJAYA: Two brothers escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here set aside their conviction and death sentence for trafficking in 986.10g of cannabis.

The three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Hanipah Farikullah, Datuk Wira Ahmad Nasfy Yasin and Datuk Lim Chong Fong allowed the appeals by S. Rubanraaj and S.Nagaraja after ruling that their appeals had merit.

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