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A 34-year-old woman who had to deliver and raise her youngest child while in jail after being charged with drug trafficking two years ago was acquitted and discharged by the Seremban High Court on Friday (July 21).

Judge Datin Rohani Ismail acquitted R. Devaki after the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against her.

Devaki was charged with allegedly trafficking 237.8g of cannabis at a house in Bandar Dataran Segar in Port Dickson on Aug 4, 2021.

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00:00 A 34-year-old woman who had to deliver and raise her youngest child while in jail after
00:08 being charged with drug trafficking two years ago was acquitted and discharged by the Sramban
00:13 High Court on Friday.
00:15 Judge Datin Rohani Ismail acquitted Arf Deva Ki after the prosecution failed to establish
00:20 a prima facie case against her.
00:23 Deva Ki was charged with trafficking 237.8 grams of cannabis at a house in Bandar Dataran
00:30 Sagar in Pordiksan on August 4, 2021.
00:33 Rohani also advised Deva Ki to be careful when picking her friends in future.
00:38 She was five months pregnant when she was detained by the police for the alleged crime.
00:42 Deva Ki delivered her fourth child while incarcerated at the Sungai Udang prison in Melaka.
00:48 The boy is now 17 months old.
00:51 When met outside the court, Deva Ki said the first thing she wished to do was to offer
00:56 prayers for her release.
00:57 I am very happy.
00:58 My child is free.
00:59 I am very happy.
01:00 Thank you to the lawyer who helped me until now.
01:01 During the time of the child, I was heartbroken.
01:02 I was heartbroken when the child was born.
01:03 I was heartbroken too, but after I was released, I am very happy.
01:17 According to the facts of the case, police allegedly found the drugs buried in the backyard
01:21 of Deva Ki's rented home during a raid.
01:24 However, she had denied having any knowledge about the drugs.
01:27 Her husband was then working in Korea.
01:30 The couple have since divorced.
01:31 The case is currently under investigation.
01:32 The case is currently under investigation.
01:32 The case is currently under investigation.
01:33 The case is currently under investigation.
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