PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court yesterday commuted the death sentence of former lorry driver Jaafar Ngamil to 34 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend’s husband to death. The victim’s body was found in a ditch in Kampung Banting, Sabak Bernam, Selangor in 2014. On May 4, 2017, the Shah Alam High Court sentenced Jaafar to death after he was found guilty of murdering Jamingan Hambali, 44, inside a car.
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A three-judge panel, led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, granted Jaafar’s review application to commute the death penalty imposed on him to imprisonment under Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023. Based on testimony during the trial at the High Court, the victim, who was aware of his wife’s relationship with the accused (Jaafar), had met with him to resolve the issue.
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