MALAYSIA: Court orders Mexican brothers accused of drug trafficking to be remanded for another month

Record ID: 303887

  • Title: MALAYSIA: Court orders Mexican brothers accused of drug trafficking to be remanded for another month
  • Date: 3rd June 2011
  • Summary: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (JUNE 2, 2011) (REUTERS) (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT VARIOUS OF OFFICERS WALKING WITH THE ACCUSED (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEFENSE LAWYER OF MEXICAN BROTHERS, FOONG KIT SON SAYING: "At the end of the decision today, what happened was, we also informed the court that at the next hearing day we will be calling back or recalling Mr Yazi, the chemist, who has testified before." THE ACCUSED WALKING WITH OFFICERS VARIOUS EXTERIOR OF MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT
  • Embargoed: 18th June 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA8V1KPXFDB0DC8B25EDN3NNQ6
  • Story Text: Three Mexicans facing the death penalty for drug trafficking in Malaysia, continue to be remanded until further notice, the country's high court said on Thursday (June 2).
    Brothers 33-year-old Jose Regino Gonzalez Villareal, 36-year-old Simon Gonzalez Villareal and 43-year-old Alfonso Gonzalez Villareal, along with a Singaporean, 54-year-old Lim Mun Wang, and a Malaysian, 46-year-old Lee Boon Sian could face capital penalty if found guilty of possessing drugs.
    The five were arrested during an anti-drugs raid in March 2008, where police found about 29 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, worth about 15 million dollar, and possible drug making equipment in a secluded factory in the Malaysian southern state of Johor.
    All five have been detained since then and were ordered to enter their defence in April.
    One of the defense lawyers for Mexican brothers, Foong Kit Son said they will recall a witness next week.
    "At the end of the decision today, what happened was, we also informed the court that at the next hearing day we will be calling back or recalling Mr Yazi, the chemist, who has testified before," said Foong.
    The next defense trial is expected to be around June 28 or 29.
    Malaysia has strict laws against drugs trafficking.
    It was one of 67 countries which imposed a new death sentence in 2010, according to a report last month by human rights group Amnesty International.
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