Nasyid singer, composer Yasin gets life imprisonment, 12 strokes of cane for drug offences


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SHAH ALAM: Nasyid singer and composer Yasin Sulaiman has been sentenced to life imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane by the High Court on Thursday (Aug 22) after being found guilty of three drug offences, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

Judge Datuk Norsharidah Awang made the decision after allowing the prosecution's appeal to overturn the acquittal of Yasin, 49, by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on Nov 29 last year.

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