Decision July 19 on man's Syabu trafficking case
Published on: Friday, June 24, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: A 29-year-old salesman charged with trafficking 2,510gm of syabu will on July 19 get to know whether he will go free or have to enter his defence on the charge. High Court Judge Datuk Nurchaya Arshad set the date for Leong Hon Choong on Thursday.She was supposed to deliver her ruling at the end of the prosecution's case but Leong's counsel applied for an adjournment for submission.Counsel Timothy Daut, who stood in for counsel Ram Singh who is representing Leong, told the court that the defence would be filing its submission by June 27.
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Leong, a West Malaysian, is accused of committing the offence at 10.30pm on Feb 12, 2015 in Kepayan, here.He faces the death penalty if convicted under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act.Deputy Public Prosecutor Gan Peng Kun had called five witnesses before closing its case on April 21, this year.Meanwhile, the court struck out an appeal by the prosecution against the acquittal of a Kadazandusun singer and his son from a charge of assaulting.
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Nurchaya granted the prosecution's application to withdraw the appeal.The prosecution had filed the notice to withdraw the appeal on June 21.
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