Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that the government should review the case of the man sentenced to death for possessing, processing and distributing cannabis oil.
“No, I think we should review that,” he said when asked to comment on Muhammad Lukman’s death sentence.
Mahathir was speaking to reporters after delivering his keynote address at the Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (Cepsi) 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today.
Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah previously said she would write an appeal to the attorney-general to seek a pardon for Lukman.
She also said she would eventually seek to decriminalise the use of cannabis oil for medical reasons.
Lukman, 29, was first arrested in December 2015, along with his five-month pregnant wife for possession of 3.1l of cannabis oil, 279g of compressed cannabis and 1.4kg of substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
His wife was eventually freed, but he was handed the death sentence by the Shah Alam High Court on Aug 30.
The case has gone viral on social media, prompting a petition calling for his release.
His lawyer Farhan Maaruf reportedly said that Lukman had no intention to “push” the drug on the streets, adding that his client only wanted to assist patients whose ailments could be treated with THC.
According to Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, any individual caught possessing 200g or more of cannabis will be charged with drug trafficking which carries the death penalty. - Mkini
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