A Malaysian Court on November 11th, 2021, acquitted a Nigerian man who was earlier sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2018.
He was arrested in 2018 for allegedly been in possession of 158.3g of methamphetamine in a car park at Jalan Canna at about 12.05a.m on June 7,2016.
The Nigerian man, Jonas Chihurumnanya, was charged under Section 39B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 and punishable under Section 39B(2) of same Act, which carries a death sentence or imprisonment for life and with whipping, upon conviction.
He was found guilty and sentenced to death on Jan 30, 2018, by the Kuching High Court.
His counsel appealed the High Court's decision to the Court of Appeal but was dismissed on Oct 23, 2019. He subsequently appealed to the Federal Court.
A three-member panel led by Datuk Seri Mohd Zawawi Salleh together with Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan and Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli unanimously discharged and acquitted Jonas Chihurumnanya after allowing his appeal in Zoom proceedings on Thursday, November 11,2021.
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