The High Court on Monday dismissed a repeat drug offender’s application for sentence reduction, on grounds that his imprisonment would cause hardship to his family.
“Sadly, it is often the case that the imprisonment of an offender will cause hardship to his family… however…(it) cannot be one of the factors which can affect what would otherwise be the right sentence for the crime,” Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong said.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin