Chan, wearing a face mask, being escorted by prison officers out of the court after the decision was delivered.
KUCHING: The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the decision of the Miri High Court meted on a former court interpreter who was sentenced to death for a drug trafficking charge.
Datuk Mohamd Ariff Md Yusof, Datuk Rohana Yusuf and Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, who unanimously made the decision on Mervyn Chan, 30, ruled that the findings of the Miri High Court were correct.
Among others, they said the prosecution witnesses were reliable and thus had no reason to disturb the verdict.
Chan was convicted by a Miri High Court judge who found him guilty of trafficking 460grammes of methamphetamine. He committed the offence at 1.05pm on Jan 29, 2010 when he was arrested at the Miri Pos Laju office to collect parcels which contained the drugs.
Chan went to the Court of Appeal with the aim of reversing the death sentence after being convicted under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death penalty.
He has another chance to appeal his case to the Federal Court. Chan was represented by counsels Janbir Singh and Orlando Chua while DPP Farah Exlin Yusof Khan prosecuted.