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...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid to review the decision by a previous Court of Appeal panel that reinstated four abuse of power charges linked to the misappropriation of RM232.5mil against him. A Court of Appeal five-member panel chaired by Justice Azizah Nawawi said that the earlier quorum had...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has rescheduled to Sept 11 the delivery of its verdict on Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's application for review to reinstate his discharge and acquittal on four criminal charges related to the Jana Wibawa project. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed that the court had...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the Home Ministry and four others to reinstate two provisions in the Extradition Act 1992 previously struck down by the High Court. This ruling overturned the High Court’s decision last year which ruled in favour of businessmen Ling Yang Ching and Wong Ong Hua’s suit regarding...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered celebrity chef Datuk Redzuawan Ismail or Chef Wan to pay RM150,000 in damages to his former son-in-law Gavin Edward O’Luanaigh over defamatory publications against the latter on social media platforms. The court’s three-member panel comprising Justices Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Datuk Lim Chong Fong and Datuk Wong Kian Kheong...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was informed on Wednesday (May 15) that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, resulting in scalding burns covering 80% of his body from 90 instances of steam ironing, constituted an extreme act. Deputy Public Prosecutor K....
PUTRAJAYA: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has filed an application to temporarily release his passport so that he can travel to Singapore and Taiwan. In his supporting affidavit, which was attached to the notice of motion filed on May 8, Syed Saddiq said he wanted to go to Singapore on May 18...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Padang Serai member of parliament N. Gobalakrishnan has failed in his bid to set aside the RM150,000 in damages awarded by the High Court to a couple who sued him for defamation. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal comprising Justices Datuk Lee Swee Seng, Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Datuk Azhahari...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here on Tuesday (April 16) maintained the 20-year jail term imposed on a former transporter for committing 10 counts of physical sexual assault against two underage sisters. A three-member panel of judges comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin dismissed his appeal for a lower...
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...
