Kamaliza binti Md Zain
About Kamaliza binti Md Zain
Kamaliza binti Md Zain appears as counsel of record in 16 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYHC (16).
On the court record
A specialised High Court prosecution practice in dangerous drugs and anti-trafficking-in-persons offences.
Kamaliza binti Md Zain appears for the prosecution in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi), and the reported decisions describe a caseload dominated by dangerous-drug prosecutions. The charges arise under "seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta 234" — that is, section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) — with related matters engaging the possession and lesser-offence provisions of the same Act, and a strand of anti-trafficking-in-persons work under "seksyen 26A Akta 670" (section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, Act 670).
Within the drug work the recurring questions are the standard architecture of a trafficking prosecution: whether the prosecution can establish possession and knowledge, when the statutory presumption of trafficking may be invoked, and the treatment of related provisions such as the enhanced-penalty and mitigation sections. The matters also engage evidentiary questions under "seksyen 114 Akta Keterangan 1950" (section 114 of the Evidence Act 1950), including the adverse inference where evidence is withheld, and procedural questions of criminal procedure ("prosedur jenayah").
The profile is a specialised drug-and-trafficking prosecution practice conducted at first instance in the High Court, supplemented by the human-trafficking offences that sit under Act 670. The reported decisions turn on the elements and presumptions of the Dangerous Drugs Act, the proper reliance on those presumptions, and the evidentiary and procedural rules that govern a serious criminal trial, rather than on general or civil litigation. The blend of Dangerous Drugs Act prosecutions with anti-trafficking-in-persons charges under Act 670 means the practice moves between two distinct statutory schemes for serious organised offending, each with its own presumptions, penalty structure and evidentiary demands, while sharing the criminal-procedure framework that governs a contested High Court trial. Within that framework the reported decisions repeatedly test whether the prosecution has proved possession and knowledge to the criminal standard before any presumption is called in aid against the accused.
How many cases has Kamaliza binti Md Zain appeared in?
Kamaliza binti Md Zain appears as counsel of record in 16 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Kamaliza binti Md Zain appear in?
Kamaliza binti Md Zain appears before MYHC (16).
Which offences dominate Kamaliza binti Md Zain's reported work?
Dangerous-drug prosecutions under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) dominate, with a further strand of anti-trafficking-in-persons work under section 26A of Act 670.
What issues recur in the drug prosecutions?
They centre on proof of possession and knowledge, the invocation of the statutory trafficking presumption, and evidentiary questions such as the adverse inference under section 114 of the Evidence Act 1950.