Yasin (centre) outside the court on Aug 22 last year, when he was found guilty of three drug offences. – BERNAMA filepic
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set April 28 to hear an appeal by Nasyid singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman, who is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted of three drug-related offences.
His lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik confirmed the hearing date when contacted on Wednesday (Feb 5).
On Aug 22, the Shah Alam High Court convicted him on three charges of cultivating cannabis plants, drug possession and self-administering drugs.
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The Mimpi Laila singer was sentenced to life imprisonment and six strokes of the cane for cultivating 17 cannabis plants in plastic pots at a condominium in Kota Damansara on March 24, 2022.
For possessing 193.7g of cannabis-type drugs at the same location and date, he was sentenced to eight years in jail and 10 strokes of the cane.
Additionally, he was given a 10-month sentence for self-administration of a dangerous drug.
Yasin, 49, was initially acquitted and discharged of the three charges in 2023 by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court. However, he was ordered to be placed at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Perak at the pleasure of the Sultan of Selangor.
The prosecution appealed and the High Court overturned the lower court’s decision, finding Yasin guilty of all charges. – Bernama
