HAMZAH BIN IBRAHIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Hamzah bin Ibrahim, convicted of possessing 26.29g of diamorphine for the purpose of trafficking and sentenced to death, applied for permission to review his conviction under s 394H of the Criminal Procedure Code, nearly six years after his appeal was dismissed. He alleged his former counsel failed to challenge the prosecution's case adequately and raised arguments about DNA evidence and the voluntariness of his statements. The application was summarily dismissed as devoid of merit, with the court noting the applicant had admitted to the drug transaction and offered no substantive defence at trial.