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SHAH ALAM, March 18 (Bernama) -- The Shah
Alam High Court today sentenced a
Singaporean single mother to death for trafficking in drugs at
the Low Cost
Carrier Terminal (LCCT), two years ago.
Judge Noor Azian Shaari delivered the sentence on Noor Atiqah M.
Lasim, 27,
after the defence failed to establish reasonable doubt on the
charge under
Section 39B (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The accused, who worked as a legal assistant in the republic,
was alleged to
have trafficked in 342.1 grammes of heroin and 30.3 grammes of
monoacethyl
morphine at the LCCT on Jan 5, 2009.
When delivering the decision, Noor Azian said the prosecution
had proven a
prima facie case against Noor Atiqah.
After evaluation of the facts and statement, the court found the
accused had
custody and control of the drugs and called for her defence.
According to Noor Azian, the defendant''s statement that the bag
containing
the drugs belonged to another person was difficult to believe
and unreasonable.
Noor Atiqah, mother of a six-year-old girl, was represented by
counsel
Mohaji Selamat while Wan Zuraida Wan Nawan was deputy public
prosecutor.
-- BERNAMA
MK MOK IZ GR