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A former mechanic and a former cosmetician who were found guilty of two counts of trafficking drugs, escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment of 30 years.

Preliminary investigations found that the drug syndicate had been active for the past two months.

A total of 357 CCTVs will be installed along 106 kilometres, including 80 kilometres along the banks of the Golok River, passing through the Waeng area in Narathiwat, Sungai Padi and Tak Bai - FILE PIX

Teruntum assemblyman Sim Chon Siang (left), met the human trafficking victims who were successfully rescued.

Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

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Former policeman Mohamed Ya'cob Demyati, 57, who was convicted for killing singer Along Spoon had his natural life imprisonment commuted to life imprisonment of 33 years under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Seven of the death row inmates including two Thai nationals had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment of 30 years while another four had their natural life imprisonment sentences commuted to life imprisonment of 30 years. - FILE PIX

Like others who sought to save themselves from the noose after exhausting all legal avenues, Teh's bid was made doable under the ​Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 (Act 847). ​

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