Liberian to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia
The Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur | Thu, 05/06/2010 1:57 PM
A Liberian on death row for drug trafficking has lost his final appeal in Malaysia's top court.
Prosecutor Nurulhuda Nuraini Mohamed Nor says the Federal Court upheld Nobies ah Ezike's conviction Wednesday. The judges unanimously found that the prosecution proved its case based on witness statements and documents.
The prosecutor said Thursday that Ezike was convicted in 2005. The businessman was arrested in 1996 after sending a package containing heroin to the United States wle he was in Malaysia.
A date for his execution hasn't been set.
The death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking convictions in Malaysia.
