Five face death penalty

Facing the law: Chow, Yeap, Liu and Peng (all wearing face masks) being led into the Magistrate’s Court in Johor Baru. — Bernama

JOHOR BARU: Five men, inclu­ding two Taiwanese nationals, are facing the death penalty after being charged with three counts of trafficking drugs earlier this month.

The accused – Liong Boon Siong, 27; Chow Zhi Peng, 30; Yeap Jun Le, 22; and Taiwanese ­nationals Peng Wei Sung and Liu Yu Ting – nodded in understanding as the charges were read before two separate magistrates.