Malaysian artiste Yasin Sulaiman was brought to the Petaling Jaya Court Complex earlier today (Thursday, 31st March) to face drug charges. He was previously arrested for cultivating cannabis plants at his condominium unit in Kota Damansara last week on 24th March (Thursday).
According to The Star, he was charged under Section 39B and Section 6B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952. Yasin arrived at the Court Complex at about 10am escorted by policemen. In a video recording posted on social media, the singer-composer could also be heard sending his regards to Syed Saddiq.
Penyanyi nasyid dan komposer, Yasin Sulaiman tiba di Kompleks Mahkamah Petaling Jaya untuk menghadapi pertuduhan berkaitan dadah.
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“Peace be upon you. Send my regards to YB Syed Saddiq. Ask him to expedite the approval (for cannabis to be used for medical purposes in Parliament),” Yasin told reporters while making his way to the courtroom, as per The Star.
As reported by Sinar Harian, Yasin was charged with cultivating 17 cannabis plants at his home. In addition, he was also charged for trafficking 214 grams of drugs at his Kota Damansara residence. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of growing the plants after it was read before judge Norshila Kamaruddin. On the drug trafficking charge, it was read out to him before Magistrate Zhafran Rahim Hamzah. No plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court, The Sun reported.
The charge, framed under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and punishable under Section 39B (2) of the same act, provides the death penalty or life imprisonment. And if not sentenced to death, the convicted person could be sentenced to whippings of not less than 15 strokes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ81V0jG39U
Syed Saddiq later posted a statement on his FB after his name was called out by the artiste. In this case, the 29-year-old refused to comment more on the case and will leave it to the lawyers. Read his full post here:
Sources: The Star, The Sun, Sinar Harian.
