Overview

• The trial of Tom Félix, arrested in August 2023 for alleged cannabis trafficking, was suspended on June 16 when a key witness failed to produce required documents and is set to resume on June 17.
• Félix faces charges that carry the death penalty or up to 104 years in prison, 54 strokes of the cane and a €27,000 fine if convicted.
• He has pleaded not guilty and his Malaysian associate has admitted receiving the package containing cannabis found in their shared residence.
• Held since his arrest in a Perlis prison, Félix endures unsanitary conditions in a cell of about 20 inmates with minimal hygiene facilities.
• President Emmanuel Macron and the French government have pressed Malaysian counterparts for consular support and called for improvements to his detention environment.