Appeals court overturns Ku Nan corruption conviction 

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 16 Jul 2021 10:29AM · 2 Comments

THE Court of Appeal today threw out former Federal Territories minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s corruption conviction, ruling that the RM2 million bribe he was accused of taking was a donation for election campaigns.

It was a majority decision from the three-man bench. Suraya Othman, who chaired the bench, and Ahmad Nasfy Yasin allowed the appeal.

It was a majority decision from the three-man bench. Suraya Othman, who chaired the bench, and Ahmad Nasfy Yasin allowed the appeal, Abu Bakar Jais dissented.

The Umno politician was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 12 months in jail and fined RM2 million in December last year. The sentence was stayed pending appeal.

Tengku Adnan was charged under section 165 of the penal code for bribery, in connection with a payment of RM2 million he had received as a public servant in 2016.

The money was paid to him in a cheque from Chai Kin Kong, who is director of Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd. – July 16, 2021.

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    Posted 2 years ago by Citizen Pencen · Reply

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    Posted 2 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply