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Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and others v Attorney-General [2025] SGCA 40
The court held that the statutory presumptions in the Misuse of Drugs Act are rebuttable presumptions of law that place a persuasive burden on the accused person to disprove the presumed fact on the balance of probabilities, and are not inconsistent with the Constitution.
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Singapore
Public Prosecutor v Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan [2023] SGHC 182
The accused was convicted of drug trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act after failing to rebut the presumption of trafficking and failing to prove the courier defence on a balance of probabilities.
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Singapore
Public Prosecutor v Mustaqim bin Abdul Kadir [2023] SGHC 142
The court held that the accused was guilty of trafficking in diamorphine as the evidence showed he was actively involved in the supply chain and his defence of mistaken delivery was a concoction.
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