INDONESIAN WOMAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

SHAH ALAM (Malaysia), Dec 24 (Bernama) -- An Indonesian woman was sentenced
to death Thursday for trafficking in drugs, which were found in her girdle at
the Kuala Lumpur International Airport last year.

High Court Judge Dr Badariah Sahamid found 47-year-old Nenggani Asmo of
trafficking in 616.5gm of heroin and 48.6gm of Monoacetlymorphines which were
found when she was searched at the link bridge inspection centre of KLIA at 7am
last March 17.

The mother of two children was charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous
Drugs Act 1952 which carries a mandatory death sentence.

Badriah rejected the defence submission that Nenggani was only guilty of
being in transit with the drug from Bangkok to her own country.

Nenggani had told the court that she had been given the drugs in Bangkok by
a black man, but Badriah noted that she had failed to give further information
on that person when cross-examined.



Badariah said that Nenggani had knowledge and exclusive possession of the
drugs hidden in the clothes that she was wearing for several hours before she
was arrested.

"I find that the defence have failed to raise reasonable doubt while the
prosecution have proved beyond a reasoable doubt their case. I, therefore, find
the accused guilty and sentence her to be hanged until death," the judge said.

Nenggani appeared calm when sentence was passed on her.

DPP Yong Leou Shin prosecuted while Salim Bashir appeared for the defence.

-- BERNAMA