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Malaysia Case Law

Sample preservation
  • 30 Jun 2022

    MOHD SABRI BIN MOHD RAZALI

    Citation
    NH-82D-3-02/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    NH-82D-3-02/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case because the urine sample was sent to pathology 12 days after receipt and was stored at room temperature in a locked cabinet rather than refrigerated at 2–8°C; absence of documentary support for the delay and gaps in the chain of custody created reasonable doubt as to sample integrity, therefore evidence was insufficient to call the accused to answer the charge under s15(1)(a) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.