Penang: Ex-painter sent to gallows for cannabis

Mogie

The following article is from overseas and is a good reason why marijuana should be legal everywhere. This is so unjust.

Source: The Star, Malaysia
Date: October 29 2007

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PENANG: Former painter Chuah Kok Eng was sentenced to death by a High Court for trafficking 271.9g of cannabis.

Chuah, 47, was seen shaking his head when the court interpreter explained the death sentence to him.

He then turned around towards the public gallery where his wife Ong Lean Ean was seated and shook his head as though he was in a state of disbelief.

When Ong signalled to Chuah that she did not understand what he was trying to tell her, Chuah then put his hand around his neck indicating that he would be hung.

Later, when Chuah was led out of the courtroom, Ong came out sobbing.

Chuah was found guilty at the end of the defence case of committing the offence at a house in Jalan Jelutong at 12.45am on Nov 3, 2001.

In passing judgment, Justice Abdul Rahim Uda said the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt in the case.

The court also impeached Ong's evidence due to material contradictions in her testimony.

During trial, prosecution witnesses had testified that Chuah was seen throwing a plastic packet containing the drugs out of a window in a room at his house.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...438&sec=nation

dursky

I'm a painter,,, Glad i live here.

green_nobody

this is nuts!!! hanging someone for a bit mj, in what a savage country did this take place?! not gonna travel to this place for sure!

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MrLizard27

Malaysia.
I have traveled there . It is a civilized place. But they dont have very many jails. You could be caned here or executed for offences. Fines happen alot too.

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green_nobody

still i won't go there anytime soon, guess this gonna benefit my life expectancy largely rather off the

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the.fatman.cometh

damn. thank God for the good 'ol USA!

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MrLizard27

oh yeah the food is horrible too. I did without meds on my trip for wanting to survive.

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tokecrazy

Alot of computer software is made there.They are trying to please the us goverment by doing this.See there are places that will bent over and do what the usa says too.or we will take all are money and go some place else.What do you do if you are a dictaor and want more free money.Hang them. PEACE

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MrLizard27

correction a lot of software is pirated there and they were like this long before us sarted investing over there.
Polygamy and arranged marrages are very common also.

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the.fatman.cometh

different cultures, crazy aint it?

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