We have seen how our local anti-death penalty activists and bloggers came together to publicly lobby against Malaysian Yong Vui Kong's death sentence for drug offences in Singapore. We even have a prominent human rights lawyer M Ravi taking up his case pro bono. Lets see whether they will lend the same kind of support for their own citizen Ang Eng Thye who was sentenced to the gallows yesterday by the Malaysia High Court under their mandatory death penalty for drug offences.
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=515617
July 22, 2010 16:50 PM
Drug Trio Sentenced To Gallows By Shah Alam High Court
SHAH ALAM, July 22 (Bernama) -- The Shah Alam High Court on Thursday sentenced three men, including a Singaporean, to the gallows for trafficking in 2.1kg of methamphetamine, three years ago.
Foreman Gan Thean Lim, 46; mosaic layer Gan Thiam Boon, 35; and Singaporean Ang Eng Thye, 47, a building contractor, were found guilty of trafficking in the drugs.
The offence was committed in Room 7107, Pyramid Tower Hotel, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya on Feb 6, 2007.
They were convicted under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act which carries the mandatory death penalty.
Another accused, Lam Chong Chooi, 55, who was originally charged with the three man, was acquitted by Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid as there was doubt in his (Lam's) role as sentry for the drug transaction.
In his defence, Lam, a coffeeshop worker, told the court he was at the hotel lobby to watch ice-skating and denied any knowledge of the three accused, and his presence in the room where the transaction happened.
She said the testimony from an agent provocateur who was in the room during the transaction with the three accused, was consistent.
In their defence, the three said they were gambling in the room and that there was another man nicknamed 'Specky', who was involved in the transaction, apart from the agent provocateur.
Nevertheless, Dr Badariah said, there was no detail provided on 'Specky', adding that there was no gambling paraphernalia like dice or bowl found in the room.
She said, while the three claimed there was a man whom they referred to as 'Mak', who came to the room to meet them, Mak's statement was doubtful because he could not give details of the room.
She said the trio failed in their defence and were found guilty of drug trafficking.
-- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=515617
July 22, 2010 16:50 PM
Drug Trio Sentenced To Gallows By Shah Alam High Court
SHAH ALAM, July 22 (Bernama) -- The Shah Alam High Court on Thursday sentenced three men, including a Singaporean, to the gallows for trafficking in 2.1kg of methamphetamine, three years ago.
Foreman Gan Thean Lim, 46; mosaic layer Gan Thiam Boon, 35; and Singaporean Ang Eng Thye, 47, a building contractor, were found guilty of trafficking in the drugs.
The offence was committed in Room 7107, Pyramid Tower Hotel, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya on Feb 6, 2007.
They were convicted under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act which carries the mandatory death penalty.
Another accused, Lam Chong Chooi, 55, who was originally charged with the three man, was acquitted by Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid as there was doubt in his (Lam's) role as sentry for the drug transaction.
In his defence, Lam, a coffeeshop worker, told the court he was at the hotel lobby to watch ice-skating and denied any knowledge of the three accused, and his presence in the room where the transaction happened.
She said the testimony from an agent provocateur who was in the room during the transaction with the three accused, was consistent.
In their defence, the three said they were gambling in the room and that there was another man nicknamed 'Specky', who was involved in the transaction, apart from the agent provocateur.
Nevertheless, Dr Badariah said, there was no detail provided on 'Specky', adding that there was no gambling paraphernalia like dice or bowl found in the room.
She said, while the three claimed there was a man whom they referred to as 'Mak', who came to the room to meet them, Mak's statement was doubtful because he could not give details of the room.
She said the trio failed in their defence and were found guilty of drug trafficking.
-- BERNAMA
