Alma Nudo Atenza with lawyer A Srimurugan at KLIA Terminal 2 before her departure for Manila tonight. (A Srimurugan pic)SEPANG: After spending 12 years in prison in Malaysia, Filipino national Alma Nudo Atenza left the country today after having become the central figure in a landmark ruling that reshaped the law on drug-trafficking prosecutions.
Alma, 60, was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Aug 19, 2014, after arriving from Hong Kong with 2,556.4g of methamphetamine.
She was convicted of drug trafficking by the Shah Alam High Court and sentenced to death.
Her case took a historic turn when it reached the Federal Court.
