Tuan Faizeen Johar vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0220/2015-2023

In the case between the Accused-Appellant and the Hon. Attorney General (Attorney General’s Department), the court addressed whether the conviction and death sentence for possession and trafficking of heroin complied with fair trial standards. It was held that material irregularities, including the improper rejection of defence evidence, the admission of inadmissible bad character evidence, and unresolved discrepancies in the chain of custody of the heroin, resulted in a denial of a fair trial to the Appellant. The principle reaffirmed is that convictions must be based on strict adherence to evidentiary and procedural safeguards, ensuring the accused’s right to a fair trial. The decision relied on established legal principles regarding the evaluation of admissible evidence and procedural f