The son of former defence minister Mohamad Sabu, Ahmad Saiful Islam Mohamad, has filed an appeal to set aside his conviction and eight months imprisonment for a drug abuse charge last year.

The matter was relayed by lawyer Muaz Zafar, who represents Ahmad Saiful (above), 32, as the appellant, to reporters after case management in the chambers of High Court senior assistant registrar Maryam Jamielah Ab Manaff...