A court dealt leniently with a passenger convicted of smuggling 3.1 kilograms of heroin when it reduced his prison
sentence to a year in jail in view of his young age.
sentence to a year in jail in view of his young age.
Dubai: A court dealt leniently with a passenger convicted of smuggling 3.1 kilograms of heroin when it reduced his prison sentence to a year in jail in view of his young age [under 21].
The Dubai Court of First Instance ordered that the Pakistani defendant, M.A., be jailed for one year and fined him Dh50,000 for possessing the narcotics which he was attempting to smuggle to Bangkok via Dubai International Airport's transit section. Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad ordered that the accused be deported after serving his term.
Confession
"Yes I am guilty. I brought the heroin from someone in Pakistan and I was taking it, via transit, to Bangkok," M.A. admitted.
Presiding Judge Abdul Jawad had earlier requested the Public Prosecution to provide an official personal identification document confirming M.A.'s age. He turned out to be under 21.
According to the Criminal Procedures Law and Penal Code, a judge has the discretion to consider a suspect's young age [below 21 years] as a factor for leniency.
Smuggling Drugs is alright, the actual crime is bouncing a cheque. The UAE clearly has no justice system, or they simply lack understanding and common sense.
