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Federal Court reaffirms RM600,000 award for school bully victim

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court yesterday affirmed that a bully victim who suffered permanent ear damage after being bullied at a secondary school in Terengganu eight years ago will be awarded over RM600,000. The victim’s counsel, Nik Nur Syazwani Nik Suhaimi said his client was awarded the damages after the Federal Court ruled that all nine respondents, including five […]

MIC Ramasamy’s appeal hearing adjourned to Aug 1

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has postponed to Aug 1 to hear Barisan Nasional candidate Tan Sri M. Ramasamy’s appeal to challenge the 15th general election (GE15) results for the Segamat parliamentary seat as his lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is unwell. A three-member bench led by Justice Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof postponed the […]

Federal Court dismisses Malaysian Institute of Accountants’ appeal

KUCHING: The Federal Court has unanimously rejected the application of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) for leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of its member, Wong Ching Yong. The Court of Appeal had ruled in favour of Wong, overturning MIA’s 2016 decision to charge him before the disciplinary […]

Dissenting judge says order of acquittal, discharge should be given to Najib

PUTRAJAYA: The previous panel of the Federal Court was likely to be unfair to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when it heard and dismissed his appeal against conviction and sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case when he was not legally represented, says the sole dissenting judge. The Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk […]

MACC probe against judge didn’t follow protocol: Apex court

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court ruled today that an investigation conducted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd was done without regard for judicial independence and protocols. A seven-member panel of the court led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the manner the investigation was […]

GE15 could be held early next year, predicts political observer

KUCHING: The 15th General Election (GE15) could be held early next year instead of at the end of this year. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos, in making this prediction said there is now less pressure on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to call for the national polls. “After the conviction of former prime […]

Najib still Pekan MP

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is still the Member of Parliament for Pekan, said Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun. He said this was in view of the pardon petition filed by Najib under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution last Friday (Sep 2), which was within 14 […]

Car cleaner’s death sentence for killing cousin upheld

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court today upheld the death sentence of a car cleaner for murdering his female cousin five years ago. A three-member panel comprising Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and Federal Court judges Datuk Zabariah Md Yusof and Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal dismissed Iskandar Zulkarnain Zolkifly’s final appeal against his conviction and […]

Malaysia regaining respect and confidence, thanks to CJ

KUCHING: Malaysia is slowly but surely regaining respect and confidence, says a political observer. Datuk Peter Minos said Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and the Federal Court have not only brought back respect to the judiciary by making a firm and decisive judgement in the SRC International Sdn Bhd corruption case also “brought […]