Najib’s RM2.28bil 1MDB trial concludes, verdict set for Dec 26

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s graft trial involving RM2.28bil linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has concluded after 10 days of final submissions. The hearing wrapped up on Tuesday after both parties completed their submissions. At the end of proceedings, the court was informed that minor issues still needed to be addressed in written submissions, as...

Federal Court allows appeal by SIS over deviant fatwa ruling

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has allowed an appeal by Sisters in Islam (SIS) in its dispute against the Selangor religious authorities over an edict that labelled the company as "deviant". In a majority decision, Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, who chaired a five-judge panel said it set aside the decisions by the Court of...

Verdict in Aliff Syukri offensive content case put off to March 14

SEPANG: The Sessions Court here has postponed its decision in the case of cosmetics entrepreneur Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri Kamarzaman, who faces four charges of uploading obscene content on his Instagram account in 2022, to Friday (March 14). Sessions judge Ahmad Fuad Othman set the new date for the verdict, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday...

Verdict on Muhyiddin’s application for review rescheduled to Sept 11

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...

High Court grants stay of execution pending appeal by Syed Saddiq

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s application to stay the execution of his sentence while pending appeal. This comes after Syed Saddiq was sentenced to seven years jail, RM10mil in fines and two strokes of the cane for all charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust...