ALOR SETAR: A Nigerian man was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court here yesterday after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936g of cannabis two years ago.
Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab handed down the sentence on John Amaechi Eze, 23, after finding that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt.
Eze, a student at a private college in Kuala Lumpur, was charged with committing the offence in front of Dewan Lye Huat Garden, Jitra at about 9.30pm on May 10, 2011.
John, who looked calm when Mohd Zaki handed down the sentence, requested permission to contact his family in Nigeria and informed the court that he had not contacted them since he was arrested.
Mohd Zaki said the matter would be arranged by his lawyer, Ali Munawar Razak, and deputy public prosecutor, Wan Nor Hasnita Wan Daud, who prosecuted in the case. — Bernama