Pubdate: Tue, 16 May 2000
Source: Star (Malaysia)
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TWO TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

KUALA LUMPUR: Two labourers were sentenced to death by the High Court
yesterday for trafficking in over 1kg of cannabis in a residential
area last year.

In his judgment, Justice Datuk Abdul Wahab Patail said the prosecution
had proved beyond reasonable doubt its case against Muhammad Safarudin
Baba and Mohamed Ashraf Endut.

He said he found it too difficult to believe the testimony of the two
accused as well as their defence that they were innocent carriers.

"The conclusion is that their story is entirely false and for that
reason incapable of raising even a reasonable doubt,'' he said, adding
that their testimony was nothing more than unsupported and unverified
assertions.

Mohammad Safarudin, 20, and Mohamed Endut, 19, were represented by
Bhagwan Singh and Adam Yap respectively while the prosecution was
headed by Deputy Public Prosecutor Vong Poh Fah.
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