High Court fixes Dec 13 to hear Rosmah’s application to strike out 17 charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set Dec 13 to hear Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s application to strike out all 17 graft charges she is currently on trial for. This comes after the court heard during case management on Thursday (Sept 7) that Rosmah’s counsel Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin submitted the application on Wednesday (Sept...

Unemployed man jailed, fined for offensive post on Selangor Sultan

KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined RM10,000 or three months prison in default, by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to posting an offensive message against the Sultan of Selangor and failing to provide his Facebook password. Judge N. Priscilla Hemamalini ordered Mohamad Azlan Ibrahim, 47,...

The judiciary should not be used as a political tool, says Saarani

IPOH: The judiciary must not be used as a political tool, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to grant Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA), the Perak Umno liaison chairman said the judiciary institution had always been the backbone of a just...

Two Singaporeans admit role in illegal S$2mil sale of sonar which ended up with Myanmar Navy

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two Singaporeans who sold a sonar, which eventually ended up with a survey centre operated by the Myanmar Navy, admitted in court on Aug 25 to breaching a law which controls the sale of strategic goods including weapons. The two men - Poiter Agus Kentjana, the 57-year-old sales manager at...

‘Unemployed’ Rosmah received large sums of money in her account, court hears

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution will prove that an "unemployed" Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor received large sums of money into her current account at Affin Bank Berhad and used it to pay telephone and credit card bills incurred by her and members of her family. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the wife of Datuk Seri...

Safiey Illias granted discharge not amounting to acquittal of four sexual charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Cosmetics entrepreneur Safiey Ilias (pic) was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on Wednesday (Aug 16) by the Ampang Sessions Court here of the four charges of committing sexual offences against two male teenagers two years ago. Judge Norhazani Hamzah made the order after Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurfadzlin Mahmad Zulhasnan applied for...

Ex-DBKL deputy director gets four years’ jail, RM1mil fine for corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Former KL City Hall (DBKL) senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh was sentenced to four years in prison and fined RM1 million by the High Court here on two charges of obtaining bribes amounting to RM200,000 for issuing work permits to a subcontractor. Judge K. Muniandy meted out the sentence on Tuesday (Aug 15)...

Prosecution to call 10 witnesses in singer Yasin’s drug trial

PETALING JAYA: The Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Aug 9) was told that eight to 10 prosecution witnesses are expected to be called to testify in the drug case trial of nasyid singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman. Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin informed the court about the matter during the case management...

Zahid’s trial postponed for him to attend Cabinet meeting

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial for criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering involving Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) funds was postponed by the High Court here on Wednesday (Aug 2) because the Deputy Prime Minister had to attend a Cabinet meeting. His lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told reporters outside the...

Amelia Henderson gets stay order to apologise, pay damages to A. Aida

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed an application by actress Amelia Henderson (pic) to stay an order for her to issue a public apology to film and drama producer A.Aida for breach of contract. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan said the court used its discretion to allow the application by the actress, whose full name is...