SINGAPORE – A 63-year-old man who was sentenced to death in 2020 for trafficking heroin has avoided the gallows, after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of two capital drug charges on July 16. Instead, Mohamed Mubin Abdul Rahman pleaded guilty to two amended charges for possession of methamphetamine.
Mohamed Mubin Abdul Rahman pleaded guilty to two amended charges for possession of methamphetamine.SINGAPORE – A 63-year-old man who was sentenced to death in 2020 for trafficking heroin has avoided the gallows, after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of two capital drug charges on July 16.
The court then adjourned the case for written submissions to be filed on whether an acquittal should follow or whether a retrial should be ordered, bearing in mind the relevant legal principles. At the end of the trial, Mubin was sentenced to death, while Lokman was given life imprisonment after the judge accepted that the latter was just a courier.
When Mubin was eventually arrested on Oct 5 that year, he had two packets of methamphetamine, three packets of heroin, some empty sachets and a weighing scale with him. At Mubin’s appeal hearing, his lawyers argued that prejudice was caused to him because the prosecution had changed its case regarding when the bundles were allegedly delivered to him.
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