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Twins acquitted after identity confusion

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Malaysian High Court cleared a set of identical twins of drug trafficking charges Friday due to difficulties telling the two apart.

Justice Zaharah Ibrahim said authorities have no doubt that R. Sathis Raj, 27, or his twin brother, R. Sabarish Raj, was caught in possession of cannabis and opium five years ago, but the identical appearance and DNA of the two men makes it difficult to tell them apart and prosecutors had failed to determine which of the men had been caught with the drugs, Bernama reported Friday.

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"One of the accused should be called to enter his defense but the question is which twin, because even the DNA cannot be used to determine the identity," Ibrahim said.

She said she decided to acquit both twins to avoid the risk of condemning the wrong man to death.

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