Any move to amend the law to give judges some latitude in sentencing traffickers may lead to absurdity.
Section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1953 deems “life imprisonment' to be a fixed 30-year jail term. PUTRAJAYA: Two lawyers have cautioned against amending the current sentencing framework that permits judges to impose a fixed, lengthy prison term on drug traffickers in place of the death penalty, arguing that the offence represents the number one menace to society.
Nordin’s remarks came when dismissing an appeal by Chui Kah Fah, a former car wash attendant, against a sentence for trafficking approximately 7.3kg of methamphetamine. Sivananthan said the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 also gave judges the discretion to impose a jail term ranging from a statutory minimum of five years to a maximum of 30 years for those found guilty of drug possession.
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