Jobless man to enter defence on drug charges
SIBU: The High Court here on Wednesday ordered a jobless man to enter his defence to two drug related charges including trafficking in Methamphetamine. Justice Wong Siong Tung said having heard and considered evidence of the witnesses called by the prosecution and submissions by counsel for the accused, the Court was of the view that […]
Court awards ex-national hockey player RM335,000 in damages
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has awarded a total of RM335,000 in damages in a negligence suit filed by a former national hockey player on behalf of the estate of his late wife who passed away after suffering a brain stem stroke. In the grounds of judgement released yesterday, Judicial Commissioner Datuk Raja Ahmad […]
Defamation Suits: Ramasamy ordered to pay over RM1 million in damages to Zakir Naik
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today ordered former Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy to pay more than RM1 million in damages for defaming independent preacher Dr Zakir Naik. This followed Judge Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz’s decision in allowing two suits by Zakir. The judge also ordered the defendant (Ramasamy) to pay the […]
Nov 9 decision on Syed Saddiq’s CBT, money laundering case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here will decide on Nov 9 whether to acquit or convict Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman on charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of property and money laundering. Based on the search in the judicial system today, Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid […]
Anwar: I did not interfere, AG had the powers to handle Ahmad Zahid’s case
JAKARTA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that he was not involved in the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on Monday to grant Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for all 47 graft charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds. The Prime Minister said the Attorney-General […]
Arul Kanda, Mohd Irwan fail in bid to strike out 1MDB’s US$6.9 bln suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today dismissed former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy and its former chairman Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s bid to strike out a US$6.59 billion suit filed by 1MDB against them. High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan, in […]
Appeals Court overturns High Court decision that MACC must use own Act to remand suspects
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today overturned a decision made by the Temerloh High Court which had barred the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) officers from using the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) to remand suspects for further investigations. Instead, the court’s three-man bench comprising Justices Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azmi […]
Guan Eng’s defamation lawsuit against MCA leaders and The Star rejected by High Court
The High Court has rejected the defamation lawsuit filed by DAP chairperson Lim Guan Eng against Tan Teik Cheng, the Deputy President of MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association), and The Star newspaper. In the ruling, the judge stated that Tan’s remarks, which were published in The Star and pertained to Lim and funding for Chinese schools, […]
Court acquits policeman of drug charges
KUCHING: A police corporal has been released and cleared of charges by the High Court here today for trafficking 2,296 kilograms of methamphetamine and possessing traces of ketamine two years ago. In the ruling, Judge Dr. Alwi Abdul Wahab stated that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence against 42-year-old Bukhari. The judge noted that […]
High Court throws out lawsuit to invalidate MA63
KUCHING: The High Court here struck out a lawsuit filed by 12 people seeking to annul the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Judicial Commissioner Alexander Siew How Wai, in delivering his judgement, said the case was struck out after due consideration that the plaintiffs’ claim is unsustainable. He explained that the Federal Constitution was the supreme […]
