AZRUL NIZAM BIN KAMARUDDIN v Pendakwa Raya
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AZRUL NIZAM BIN KAMARUDDIN v Pendakwa Raya is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated October 6, 2025 (citation: b-05sh-468-10-2024). <p>Two appellants were jointly convicted of trafficking 78.83 grams of methamphetamine found in a room at Transporter Express premises in Telok Gong, Klang. The Court of Appeal found the trafficking conviction unsafe due to the trial judge's misapplication of the legal burden on the defence and the presumption of trafficking under s.37(da). Both convictions were substituted with possession under s.12(2) and re-sentenced to 9 years imprisonment and 10 strokes.</p> The panel comprised Azman bin Abdullah, Azmi bin Ariffin and Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz, with Azmi bin Ariffin delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Fahri, Azzat & Co. (counsel for appellant), Noorfarhana Binti Adham (prosecution counsel).
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Two appellants were jointly convicted of trafficking 78.83 grams of methamphetamine found in a room at Transporter Express premises in Telok Gong, Klang. The Court of Appeal found the trafficking conviction unsafe due to the trial judge's misapplication of the legal burden on the defence and the presumption of trafficking under s.37(da). Both convictions were substituted with possession under s.12(2) and re-sentenced to 9 years imprisonment and 10 strokes.
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<p>Two appellants were jointly convicted of trafficking 78.83 grams of methamphetamine found in a room at Transporter Express premises in Telok Gong, ...