THAI WOMEN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA

The High Court today passed the mandatory death sentence on a Thai woman after she was found guilty of trafficking in cannabis five years ago.

• Judge Datuk Muhamad Ideres Muhamad Rapee ordered the sentence after the prosecution managed to prove a prima facie against Roseedah Cheubong, 41.
• Roseedah, who was clad in a red baju kurung, was seen shedding tears when the sentence was passed on her.
• Earlier, Roseedah's counsel Zamri Mat Nawang pleaded for leniency, saying that she was a single mother doing various odd jobs after her divorce to fend for herself and her teenage child, and that she regretted her action.
• Deputy public prosecutor Wan Abd Razak Wan Hussin, however, asked for the appropriate sentence in view of the gravity of the offence.
• Roseedah had on Feb 3, 2004 at 7.45pm, in front of the Mobil petrol station in Kampung Padang Pak Amat, Pasir Puteh, trafficked in cannabis weighing 1.04kg.
• She was charged under 39B(1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death sentence.

Source: BERNAMA