Kota Kinabalu: “Don’t look for drugs, look for a life partner. You are still young, that is enough,” said Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan when advising a 34-year-old man before sentencing him to five years’ jail plus one stroke of the cane for repeating drug consumption.
Mohd Ismail Al Buny Waymi, who cried while listening the advice from Amir, had earlier pleaded guilty to taking drug for the third time, on Wednesday.
Amir Shah said he did not like imposing sentences on people, but stressed that those who committed offences must face the consequences.
“We make our own decisions in life. Change while you are in prison. Find a job and become a good person after releasing from prison. Do not ruin your life,” he told Mohd Ismail.
The court also reminded Mohd Ismail that he was still young and should use the opportunity to turn over a new leaf instead of returning to drugs.
He was found taking the drug at 10.50pm on Sept 19 this year after his urine was tested positive for syabu at the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department office, here.
Mohd Ismail has two previous conviction records for taking syabu in 2015 and 2022.
The offence under Section 39C(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act and read together with Section 39B(1) of the same Act carries a jail term of between five and seven years, and whipping, on conviction.
Mohd Ismail was ordered to serve the five-year jail term from the date of his arrest and to be placed under police supervision for three years upon completing his prison sentence.
Earlier, in his mitigation, Mohd Ismail who was not represented, asked for leniency saying that he has a mother to look after.
However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Shafeerah Mad Iskim urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence considering the seriousness which repeated by Mohd Ismail and rampancy of the offence.
