The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of a former security guard to 38 years in jail for murdering Perak Veterinary Department deputy director Dr Rohani Kassim 13 years ago.

A three-judge panel led by Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal allowed Syahmie Hassan’s review application to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023...