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Man's sentence commuted to 30 years and 12 lashes
Published on: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Published on: Wed, Jun 18, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: On Feb 6, 2023, Ang Eng Khong was found guilty of committing the offence at 4.30pm on Oct 31, 2018, at Taman Awam Teluk Likas, here. Kota Kinabalu: A 42-year-old man escaped a hangman's noose after the Court of Appeal Tuesday commuted his death sentence to 30 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 1,746.8gm of syabu seven years ago. A panel of three judges consisting of Datuk Azman Abdullah, Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Noorin Badaruddin allowed Ang Eng Khong's appeal and set aside his death sentence and substituted it with life imprisonment of 30 years' jail and 12 lashes of the cane after hearing his appeal against death sentence.
Advertisement Ang was ordered to serve the imprisonment sentence from the date of his arrest on Oct 31, 2018. On Feb 6, 2023, Ang Eng Khong was found guilty of committing the offence at 4.30pm on Oct 31, 2018, at Taman Awam Teluk Likas, here. The charge under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, carries the death sentence or imprisonment for life and whipping of not less than 15 strokes if not sentenced to death, on conviction. Earlier, counsel Hamid Ismail, who represented Ang, informed the court that the prosecution had accepted the appellant's representation letter dated 30 April this year, to substitute the death penalty to life imprisonment pursuant to the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty 2023 on the condition that the appellant withdraws his appeal against conviction. Hamid then applied to the court to strike out the appeal against the conviction and allow the appeal against the sentence, and substituted it with the sentence of life imprisonment of 30 years' from the date of arrest on Oct 31, 2018 , along with 12 strokes of the cane. Hamid also informed the court that Ang wished the sentence of whipping not to be imposed on him because he had a car accident in 2017, which caused steel to be inserted in both his thighs. 'Whipping will affect the screw of the steel and this will definitely affect his health,' said Hamid. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Nik Mohd Fadli Nik Azlan appeared for the prosecution as the respondent. In another case, a 31-year-old barber was fined a total of RM10,000 by the Magistrate's Court on two counts of cheating a woman of RM11,400. Sheryn Yong pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to both charges under Section 417 of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to five years, or a fine, or both, on conviction. On the first count, Yong was ordered to pay a fine of RM5,000 or seven months in jail for deceiving Ooi Jin Xuan into making a payment of RM7,400 into her (Yong's) bank account, under the false pretence of managing the appointment of a lawyer for Ooi, between June 9, 2024 and June 30, the same year, at a unit, at Dah Yeh Villa, here. Yong, on the second count, was fined another RM5,000 or seven months' jail also for deceiving Ooi into making a payment of RM4,000 into her (Yong's) bank account, under the false pretence of managing the appointment of a lawyer for Ooi, between July 4, 2024 and July 14, same year, at a unit, at Dah Yeh Villa, here. Yong was represented by counsel Lim Ming Zoong @ Lawrence. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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