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Two Filipinos jailed plus 10 strokes
Daily Express, Malaysia Friday 04 Sep 2009 Painter Mukim Tamang, 49, was found guilty of having 11 packets of syabu weighing 38.76gm at 9.15pm on Dec 11, 2007 at a roadside in Inanam Jaya, Inanam. Judge Ismail Brahim ordered Mukim to serve his 11 years' imprisonment from the date of his arrest on Dec 11, 2007. In his judgement, Ismail held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. Counsel Hamid Ismail, who represented Mukim, applied for leniency, saying it was the accused's first offence and that the amount of drug was not massive. Hamid said his client, who had been under remand for two years, has two wives with eight children aged between one and nine years. Deputy Public Prosecutor Shukor Abu Bakar, however, urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence on the grounds that drugs are the country's number one enemy. He said the court should not only see the drug amount but the impact of drugs on society. Mukim was found guilty after seven prosecution and six defence witnesses testified. Meanwhile, the other Filipino, Rena Hassan, was ordered to serve 10 years' jail after he pleaded guilty to having 195.6gm of cannabis. Clothing seller Rena, 35, had committed the offence at about 4.32pm on Sept 18, 2008 at a temporary car park in Karamunsing complex, Jalan Bukit Nanas. Rena was not represented. The court also ordered both Mukim and Rena to be referred to the immigration authorities after serving their prison sentences. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=67450
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