Court of Appeals orders Bung Moktar, wife to enter defence on corruption charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal has ordered Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife, Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, to enter their defence on three corruption charges involving RM2.8mil related to a Felcra Bhd investment. A three-judge panel, led by Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, found that the High Court's decision to discharge and...

Court rejects Guan Eng, Betty Chew and Phang’s bid to strike out graft charges

GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here has rejected Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew and businesswoman Phang Li Koon's bid to strike out corruption charges involving a RM11.6mil foreign workers' dormitory project. Judicial Commissioner Rofiah Mohamad said she rejected the bid to strike out the case as there was a major...

Court of Appeal acquits Mohd Isa Samad of corruption charges

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has acquitted Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad of his conviction and sentence on nine counts of corruption involving the purchase of a hotel in Sarawak. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel chaired by Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera allowed Mohd Isa's appeal against his conviction and sentence. "The appeal is...

AGC must ‘do the right thing’ to drop Najib’s charges following leak of documents, says daughter

PETALING JAYA: Nooryana Najwa Najib wants the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) to drop all the six corruption charges in 2019 against her father Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. She said the AGC must "do the right thing" and immediately drop the charges following the alleged leak of documents...