Zain Ahmed/New Straits Times
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Her appeal is set to be heard at 9am on Monday, 18 April at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya.
According to a report in Malaysiakini, the hearing is most likely to be the 27-year-old’s application for a stay of execution, pending the appeal against her conviction and sentencing.
Sam had filed for leave to appeal on 14 April, a day after the Johor Bahru High Court found her guilty under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) for causing death by reckless driving when she rammed into a group of teens riding modified bicycles (‘basikal lajak’) back in February 2017.
Judge Abu Bakar Katar had also rejected the defence’s application for a stay of execution and sent Sam straight to prison. He ordered her to secure leave to appeal from the Court of Appeal first.
Her acquittal was, however, overturned by the High Court on 13 April.
The High Court also disqualified her from driving for three years, effective immediately after she completes her prison sentence. She was ordered to serve another six months in prison if she failed to pay the fine.
The first time Sam was acquitted was in October 2019. She was ordered to enter defence by the Johor Bahru High Court in February 2021. The Magistrates’ Court then acquitted her again in October last year.
Following which, Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Idrus Harun instructed the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to file an appeal against Sam’s acquittal last year, which led to yesterday’s sentencing.