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Borneo Post
12 hours ago
- Borneo Post
Man escapes gallows for teen's murder in Semporna
The Kota Kinabalu Court Complex. KOTA KINABALU (June 19): A 36-year-old man escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here on Thursday substituted his death sentence with 35 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for the murder of a teenage girl in Semporna seven years ago. A panel of three judges — Datuk Azman Abdullah, Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Noorin Badaruddin — unanimously dismissed Alkadzman Maksidi's appeal against the Tawau High Court's decision. Alkadzman was ordered to serve the jail term from the date of his arrest on November 29, 2018. On November 23, 2022, he was sentenced to death by the Tawau High Court after being found guilty of murdering a14-year-old girl in an orchard in Semporna on November 29, 2018. He was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Following amendments to the section, courts may impose a prison term of not less than 30 years and not exceeding 40 years, along with a mandatory minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, if the death sentence is not applied. Alkadzman was represented by counsel Mervyn @ Hasan Sainy.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Appeals court acquits man of drug trafficking, upholds possession conviction
Justice Azman Abdullah said Wan Efizan W Shamli's trafficking conviction was found to be unsafe due to material contradictions in the prosecution witnesses' testimonies. PETALING JAYA : A man was acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal of a charge of trafficking in 151.60gm of methamphetamine. Bernama reported that a three-member bench, comprising Justices Azman Abdullah, Azmi Ariffin and Noorin Badaruddin, allowed an appeal by Wan Efizan W Shamli to set aside his conviction and sentence for trafficking in the drug. Azman, who delivered the unanimous decision, said Wan Efizan's conviction was found to be unsafe due to material contradictions in the prosecution witnesses' testimonies concerning the location of the drugs at the time they were discovered. However, the court upheld Wan Efizan's conviction for possession of 28.69gm of methamphetamine. He will serve five years in prison and receive three strokes of the cane for the offence. On May 10 last year, the Shah Alam High Court sentenced Wan Efizan, 37, to 30 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane after finding him guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine. He was also sentenced to five years in jail and three strokes of the cane for possession of 28.69gm of methamphetamine. The High Court ordered Wan Efizan to serve the sentences concurrently from the date of his arrest on May 2, 2020. The offences were allegedly committed at a house in Taman Sri Bayu, Sungai Pelek, Sepang, Selangor, about 10.30am on May 2, 2020. Wan Efizan was represented by lawyers Ariff Azami Hussein and Nur'ain Shahiera Khalid, while deputy public prosecutor Nik Fadli Nik Azlan appeared for the prosecution.
