PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal on Friday (Dec 13) allowed an application by actor-director Datuk Farid Kamil Zahari (pic) to postpone a nine-month sentence imposed on him for a drug conviction pending his appeal against a High Court order. In mid-November, Farid Kamil was ordered to serve the sentence after the Shah Alam High Court dismissed his appeal against the jail sentence imposed by the Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court on May 15. Earlier Farid Kamil served the sentence at the Kajang Prison after the High Court upheld the decision made by the Magistrate's Court. During the trial, which began on Dec 18,2018 at the Magistrate's Court, five prosecution witnesses were called to testify while the actor chose to remain silent. Farid Kamil was charged with using "11-nor-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid" or the THC drug at the narcotics office, Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 4.30 pm on Jan 11, last year.

Source: The Star December 13, 2019 08:48 UTC