Drug dealer sentenced to death by hanging
KUCHING: The High Court here sentenced a drug dealer to death by hanging yesterday on the charge of trafficking 211.95 grams of syabu two years ago.
High Court judge Datuk Supang Lian meted out the sentence on Jason Hew Kiong Chew, 29, a er a full trial was held and the accused was found guilty.
He was convicted under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 and sentenced under Subsection 39B (2) of the same act.
In her judgment, Supang was satisfied when the prosecution successfully proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
“A er examining the entire evidence, it appears that the accused in this case failed to reject the presumption under Section 37 (da) DDA 1952 and did not raise any reasonable doubt in the prosecution case.
“Therefore, the accused was found guilty of drug trafficking and convicted according to the charge,” he said.
Based on the charge, the man was charged with drug trafficking on September 11, 2018, at 7.15 pm at a house in Taman Tematu Hill, Jalan Datuk Stephen Yong here.
According to previous reports, the accused was arrested following the discovery of 12 transparent packets containing crystal lumps suspected to be syabu.
All the drugs are estimated to be worth up to RM45,000 while a car and cash amounting to RM5,294 were also seized.
A total of seven prosecution witnesses were called to testify in this case.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ronnie Entili while the accused was represented by lawyer Louis Jarau Patrick.
A er examining the entire evidence, it appears that the accused in this case failed to reject the presumption under Section 37 (da) DDA 1952 and did not raise any reasonable doubt in the prosecution case. Therefore, the accused was found guilty of drug trafficking and convicted according to the charge.
Datuk Supang Lian