25/01/2008 00:00:00
Malaysia: Ex-athlete gets jail, rotan for cannabis
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SHAH ALAM: A participant in the 1998 Malaysian Games (Sukma) was
sentenced by the High Court to seven years’ jail and 10 strokes of the
rotan for possessing 438g of cannabis.
Islahuddin Yub, 37, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Block
3-G-16, Pangsapuri Sri Indah Intan, Jalan Bukit Permai, Taman Bukit
Permai in Ampang at 6.50pm on July 27, 2005.
Judicial commissioner Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim ordered the jail term
to run from the date of his arrest.
In mitigation, counsel Imran Hadzalie Abdul Hamid said before his
arrest, Islahuddin, a satay seller, earned RM1,600 a month to support
his wife, five children aged between seven and 12, his mother and his
mother-in-law.
After his arrest, his wife was forced to get a job to support the family.
“The time he spent apart from his family has made him realise his mistake.
“He began doing drugs in 2000 until his arrest and he would like to
thank the police for putting him on the right track,” said Imran.
Islahuddin, he said, had taken part in silat competition at the Sukma
games and won third place.
Islahuddin had initially claimed trial to trafficking in drugs, but
pleaded guilty after the prosecution reduced the charge to possession.
Deputy public prosecutor Alfred Egin pressed for a deterrent sentence to
reflect the seriousness of the offence.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/20080126080517/Article
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