JAIL, WHIPPING FOR INDONESIAN FOR DRUG POSSESSION

Malaysia), Oct 26 (Bernama) -- An Indonesian immigrant worker was
sentenced to six years' jail and given 10 strokes of the rotan by the High Court
here Monday, for drug possession.

Judge Su Geok Yiam also ordered Sulaiman Usman, 31, of North Aceh, to
serve the sentence from the day of his arrest on July 15, 2007.

Sulaiman pleaded guilty to possessing 210gm of cannabis which was found
hidden in his underpants when he was arrested at Jalan Besar KL-Rawang, near the
Selayang Pandang exit in Batu Caves about 6pm.

He was initially charged with drug trafficking under Section 39B of the
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death penalty upon
conviction.

However, the prosecution amended the charge to that of drug possession under
Section 6 of the same act.

-- BERNAMA