Husniras Mohamed Hussain and Abdullah Zubairul Ameer vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0214-215/2014-2023

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Husniras Mohamed Hussain, Abdullah Zubairul Ameer alias Subair, and Haris (Defendants/Appellants), the court addressed the admissibility and sufficiency of sole eyewitness testimony (PW2) in a murder conviction, as well as the proper treatment of dock statements within the framework of the Lucas Principle and the concept of common intention under Section 32 of the Penal Code. It was held that the conviction and death sentence based primarily on PW2’s direct evidence were sustainable, despite minor discrepancies and challenges to the credibility of the eyewitness. The principle that cogent, credible single eyewitness testimony can ground a conviction, even in the face of minor inconsistencies, was reaffirmed. The decis