25-year-old repeat drug offender gets six years' jail, whipping

Fairdy (front, right) being escorted after the court proceedings at the Kuching Court Complex.
KUCHING (June 23): A 25-year-old habitual drug user was sentenced to six years in jail and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for abusing amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Judge Iris Awen Jon handed down the sentence to Fairdy Dekan @ Geret after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, punishable under Section 39C(1)(b) of the same Act.
This Section provides for an imprisonment sentence for a term not less than five years and not more than seven years, along with up to three strokes of whipping, upon conviction.
In passing the sentence, Judge Iris also ordered Fairdy to undergo supervision for two years after serving his custodial sentence.
Fairdy committed the offence at the Narcotic Crime Investigation Department Office, Bau District Police Headquarters on November 4, 2024 at about 4.30pm.
He has three previous convictions for the same offence framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the DDA 1952, one in September 2021, and two more in March 2024.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff appeared for the prosecution, while Fairdy was unrepresented by legal counsel. Court drug abuse jail sentence

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Fairdy (front, right) being escorted after the court proceedings at the Kuching Court Complex. KUCHING (June 23): A 25-year-old habitual drug user was sentenced to six years in jail and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for abusing amphetamine and methamphetamine. Judge Iris Awen Jon handed down the sentence to Fairdy Dekan @ Geret after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, punishable under Section 39C(1)(b) of the same Act. This Section provides for an imprisonment sentence for a term not less than five years and not more than seven years, along with up to three strokes of whipping, upon conviction. In passing the sentence, Judge Iris also ordered Fairdy to undergo supervision for two years after serving his custodial sentence. Fairdy committed the offence at the Narcotic Crime Investigation Department Office, Bau District Police Headquarters on November 4, 2024 at about 4.30pm. He has three previous convictions for the same offence framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the DDA 1952, one in September 2021, and two more in March 2024. Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff appeared for the prosecution, while Fairdy was unrepresented by legal counsel. Court drug abuse jail sentence