ALOR SETAR: A former soldier escaped the gallows after the Federal Court commuted his death sentence to 38 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for murdering a single mother 10 years ago.
A three-member panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, unanimously granted Mohammad Yusyairi Saidin’s application for review under Sections 2(4) and 3(1) of the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 here on Tuesday (Sept 10).
