John Amaechi Eze a 23 year-old
Nigerian student of a private college in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was sentenced
to death by hanging after he was
found guilty of trafficking in
16,936gm of cannabis two years ago. As reported by NewStraits Times, the
Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki
Abdul Wahab ruled that the
prosecution had proved its case
beyond reasonable doubt against
John Amaechi Eze. In his judgment, Zaki said the accused claimed he was
waiting to board an express bus at a
restaurant in front of the Lye Huat
Garden hall when he was arrested by
police. However, he said the court did
not believe his claim that he did not own the luggage when witnesses had
testified that he was with the luggage
all the time. His sentencing has elicited a range of
reactions and warnings to Nigerians
against trafficking drugs in countries
where the stated penalty for such an
offence is the death sentence.
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