A Malaysian High Court, yesterday, sentenced a Nigerian national to death by hanging after he was found guilty of trafficking 915.6 grammes of methamphetamine three years ago.
As stated by Judge Datuk Wan Afrah Wan Ibrahim, the prosecution prooved the case against the accused, whose identity was given as Ekene Collins Isaac, 37, beyond reasonable doubt.
The prosecution presented 13 witnesses while the defense had one witness who testified during the trial.
The accused was a cleaner in Nigeria. The offence was stated to have been committed at Wad 6C, Serdang Hospital, at Jalan Puchong, Kajang, between 7.20am on March 3, 2012 to 1pm on March 5 of the same year.
He was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 39B(2) of the same Act which carries the mandatory death penalty.
The drug was found inside the accused’s body and he was alleged to have swallowed it before flying to Malaysia.
The accused was represented by V. Samynathan while deputy public prosecutor Nazir Amir Johari prosecuted.