Australian man has been charged with drug trafficking in Malaysia, which carries a mandatory death penalty, his lawyer said Monday, adding the accused claimed he was mistreated in custody. Dominic Jude Christopher Bird, 32, was charged with drug trafficking in a court on Friday, attorney Tania Scivetti said. Scivetti said she was told of the charge by the Australian High Commission, which had been informed by Malaysian authorities, and complained that neither she nor another of Bird’s lawyers were present for the hearing. She said she had no further details but added she and her colleague were to meet with Bird on Tuesday. Kuala Lumpur court officials have been unable to confirm the charge to AFP. The truck driver from Perth in Western Australia was arrested March 1 in Kuala Lumpur, the capital, in possession of 225 grammes (7.9 ounces) of methamphetamine. Police have said he was arrested along with another accomplice, and that three other people were subsequently detained in relation to the case.
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