1. ) ABDULLAH BIN ATAN 2. ) MOHAMMAD REZA GHAEM PANAH NEZAMALI 3. ) HASSAN JAVADIPIROUZ AVAZALI 4. ) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v 1. ) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. ) MAHMOOD YARY MOHAMMAD (PASSPORT NO. H 20682101S)

05m-56-02-2019j-didengar-bersama-05m-205-09-2018w-05m-206-09-2018w-05lb-207-09-2018w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 25 August 2020 • 05(M)-56-02/2019(J); DIDENGAR BERSAMA 05(M)-205-09/2018(W); 05(M)-206-09/2018(W); 05(LB)-207-09/2018(W)

Catchwords

Criminal law - drug trafficking - presumption under section 37(da) of the Dangerous Drugs Act - appellant were convicted and sentenced to death - Whether the judge has to make a minimum or maximum evaluation of evidence to render prima facie case has been established - Threshold to be applied at the end of the prosecution’s case - Section 180(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code - Credible evidence - Whether the prosecution is required to prove each offence’s ingredient by credible evidence under section 180(4) of the Criminal of Code - Whether it would be unsustainable when section 180(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code be read in exclusion of presumptions

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (7)

Abdul Rahman bin Sebli Coram Azahar bin Mohamed Coram Hasnah Dato' Mohammed Hashim Coram Mary Lim Thiam Suan Coram Rohana binti Yusuf Delivered Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat Coram Vernon Ong Lam Kiat Coram

Parties (6)

Public Prosecutor Appellant Public Prosecutor Respondent Abdullah bin Atan Appellant Hassan Javadipirouz Avazali Appellant Mahmood Yary Mohammad Respondent Mohammad Reza Ghaem Panah Nezamali Appellant

Judgment

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