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Behind Malaysia’s Drug Laws: A Family’s Ordeal

2020/11/27
logo of podcast New Naratif's Southeast Asia Dispatches

New Naratif's Southeast Asia Dispatches

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Like most Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia has extremely strict anti-drug laws that are often punishable by death. Filmmakers Loh Jo Yee and Hidayah Hisham delve into Malaysia’s criminal justice system with their upcoming documentary, Ayahku, Dr G (My Father, Dr G) which follows Siti and her 60-year-old father, who faces the death penalty for using medical cannabis to treat his chronic illnesses.