PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court was told on Tuesday (Feb 18) that the conviction and the death sentence imposed on six former National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) students for the murder of Navy Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain is unsafe and should be set aside.
The six former students are Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Muhammad Azamuddin Mad Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, Mohamad Shobirin Sabri and Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali.Lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, who was representing Muhammad Najib submitted that on the evidence adduced against the third appellant, there was no prima facie case for an offence under Section 304 (a) of the Penal Code, let alone murder.
