Court upholds Vietnamese woman’s death sentence for drug trafficking
Tran was convicted for trafficking 1,669.8g of methamphetamine at the Domestic Arrival Hall, Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu on November 9, 2013. — Reuters pic
Justice Umi Kalthum, who presided over the appeal, said she and Justice Chung agreed to dismiss the woman’s appeal while Justice Harmindar Singh had a dissenting opinion. Ghazali, in his submission, said that the High Court Judge erred in finding his client guilty as she had no knowledge of the drugs in her bag.
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