THE Sabah High Court today rejected Parti Warisan Sabah president Shafie Apdal’s bid to quash the order for his remand today.

High Court Judge Ismail Ibrahim dismissed the application for a review after Shafie’s lawyer Hamid Ismail submitted the papers last Friday.

“I do not agree (with the submission) I dismiss the application for a review (of the remand order),” said the judge after hearing the arguments of MACC and Shafie’s lawyers.

Hamid told The Malaysian Insight that the MACC had applied the Penal Code which contravened the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

Hamid said the legal team would file an appeal for a review next week.

Shafie’s remand order expires today and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is expected to apply for an extension.

Shafie is represented by a team of lawyers led my Martin Tommy while the Rustam Anip and Rozanna Ayub appeared for the prosecution.

Shafie had arrived at the court in the orange lock-up t-shirt but was not handcuffed.

He also looked calm as he waved to his supporters who chanted “Ubah” outside the court compound. They had been waiting for Shafie since 8.30am. 

Shafie was remanded for four days on Friday over the ongoing MACC investigation into the alleged embezzlement of RM1.5 billion of federal fund meant for Sabah rural projects between 2009 and 2015. – October 23, 2017.