April 1992: Port worker Yunani Abdul Hamid, 18, is charged with trafficking 933g of cannabis - a capital offence.
December 1992: He is given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal, presumably due to insufficient evidence as his suspected accomplice, Abdul Aziz Idros, is on the run. This means he could be charged again if new evidence emerges.
April 2007: Abdul Aziz is caught at a roadblock and Mr Yunani arrested later that day. Both initially face a capital charge.
November 2007: On the condition that they plead guilty, the weight of the cannabis is lowered to 329g. On Nov 15, Abdul Aziz pleads guilty to consumption and trafficking of the cannabis which he says belonged to Mr Yunani. He is given 12 years' jail and eight strokes of the cane.
Mr Yunani pleads guilty to trafficking and is sentenced to nine years in jail and six strokes. He appeals for a lower sentence.
March 2008: Lawyer Abraham Vergis petitions to quash Mr Yunani's conviction. Expressing 'serious doubts' about Mr Yunani's guilt, Appeal Judge V. K. Rajah orders a re-trial.
April 2008: Mr Yunani is acquitted at the re-trial as Abdul Aziz changes his police statement while on the stand and admits that the cannabis did not belong to Mr Yunani.