10 Years And Caning For Having Drugs

[Marianne]

A former Politeknik Ungku Omar student was sentenced to 10 years' jail and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the rotan for possessing 960g of cannabis three years ago. Mohd Rakif Saidi, 23, who was brought to the High Court here and charged under the Dangerous Drug Act, pleaded guilty before Justice Datuk Jeffrey Tan yesterday.

He was arrested by a police team along Jalan Parit Othman, Parit Sulong, on May 15, 2003. Mohd Rakif, who was riding a motorcycle along the village road, had tried to speed away when he saw a police team from the narcotics branch but was stopped.

Police found two packs of cannabis wrapped in newspaper in the motorcycle basket and detained him.

After Mohd Rakif pleaded guilty, counsel Daud Asmoni asked the court for a lenient sentence, saying his client, who was 19 years old then, was a first offender.

However, deputy public prosecutor Haslinda Abu Bakar pressed for a deterrent sentence, saying the crime committed involved a dangerous drug.

She said Mohd Rakif was very lucky that the prosecution decided to drop a more-serious charge of drug trafficking as he was arrested while transporting the drug.

Newshawk: Happykid - 420 Magazine
Source: Star, The (Malaysia)
Copyright: 2006 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd.
Contact: editor@thestar.com.my
Website: The Star Online

 

[Stoner4Life]

Being from NY I've heard lots of cases ending with way more than ten years for possession of two pounds (Rockefeller Drug Laws) but no canings.

What are the Rockefeller Drug Laws?

•Enacted in 1973 under then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller, the Rockefeller Drug Laws require harsh prison terms for the possession or sale of relatively small amounts of drugs. For example, the harshest provision of this statute mandates a judge to impose a prison term of eight to 20 years for anyone convicted of selling 2 ounces or possessing 8 ounces of a narcotic substance.

• The penalties apply without regard to the circumstances of the offense or the individual's character or background. Whether the person is a first-time or repeat offender, for instance, is irrelevant.

*Those statutes included marijuana (now repealed). Here's a link to an interesting site involving these laws and a bit of Republican bashing for the pro-cannibis crowd.
** Also, the Rockefeller Drug Laws were enacted when one of Gov. Nelson D. Rockefellers relatives was killed in a car accident. Found in the car of the young man that caused the accident was a film canister that contained 2/10ths of a gram of marijuana. Such a stink was made of THAT fact that they were able to change the laws to make them the toughest in the US.

Drop The Rock | About The Rockefeller Drug Laws


OK......Now on a more personal note, I've paid up to $500.00 to get a good caning myself. So as far as I'm concerned Mohd......'you got the bonus plan'..........

 

[Marianne]

I think that's just saying how that government sees it. Shows the reefer madness, you know? Plus that was just the title of the article that the author titled it.

 

[Marianne]

oh ok dude