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Monday, 21 November 2011 10:12am
©The Star (Used by permission)
by EMBUN MAJID

ALOR SETAR: A company director and his two children were sentenced to death by the High Court here for processing drugs for trafficking.

Ong Hooi Beng, 50, his son Eng Keat, 26, and daughter Gaik Ee, 24, were found guilty of pro­ces­sing 368.12kg of methamphetamine for tra­f­f­­icking at Zmas Synergy Sdn Bhd in Taman Makmur, Lunas, Kulim at about 4pm on July 9, 2006.

Justice Mohd Azman Husin passed the mandatory death sentence on them after finding that they had failed to raise a reasonable doubt on the prosecution’s case.

The court, however, ordered three others, Pang Chui Kong, 47, Lim Kim Hee, 50, and Wong Ah Ngau, 52, who were jointly charged with Ong and his children to be acquitted and discharged.

Mohd Azman said Hooi Beng was the company’s director, Gaik Ee a shareholder and Eng Keat a general worker.

“Therefore, they must have some kno­­w­­­ledge of the activities that were carried out in the factory.

“There is only one sentence for the charge and that is the death penalty.

“However, it is not the end of the road for the three of you, as you can still appeal in the higher courts,” he said.

Prosecution witnesses had testified during trial that the six were present in the factory when police raided the premises.

Evidence also showed there were traces of methamphetamine under their nails and on their hair.

Police had seized several types of utensils and instruments used to process the drug.

Head of the prosecution unit Datuk Razali Che Ani prosecuted while Pang was represented by S. Anthony and counsel Ranjit Singh Dhillon appeared for the other five accused.

Ong and his children did not show any emotion when the decision was read out but several family members were seen crying.
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