带行李箱入境新加坡被搜出冰毒,一名36岁的尼日利亚男子在两年前被判死刑。不过上诉庭三司在昨日推翻判决,使得男子逃过死刑。

2011年11月,该名尼日利亚男子阿迪里(Adili Chibuike Ejike),受人所托携带行李箱入境新加坡,但从行李箱内衬,搜出不少于1961克的甲基安非他命(Methamphetamine,俗称冰毒)。

不过在审讯时,失业的阿迪里辩称,有人给他酬金,请他帮忙带行李箱入境交给他人,他不清楚行李箱内有什么。尽管只是协助运毒,不过当时法官仍裁定他有罪和判处死刑。

对此,阿迪里提出上诉,在去年10月于上诉庭聆讯并保留判决。

法庭考量的关键乃是阿迪里是否自己可能在协助运毒的情况,刻意无视(wilful blindness)。

而在昨日的书面判决中,大法官梅达顺指出,除了被搜出拥毒,与此同时也要证明被告确实清楚知道有毒品的存在。

法庭指需证明被告是否有理由怀疑、并且可以进行检查,却假装不知道。

但即便被告有打开行李箱查看,也可能无法发现内衬还藏有毒品。

既然不知道箱内有毒品,故此被告运毒入境的罪名也就不成立。

 

 

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