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Rosmah Mansor has been denied a retrial in her corruption case linked to a RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project. The Court of Appeal will instead hear her appeal against conviction, a 10-year prison sentence, and a RM970 million fine in September.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's investigating officer has disputed assertions by the defence that Penang state incurred no losses when transferring land to finance the troubled undersea tunnel project's feasibility study.
A Sessions court has acquitted the widow of a prominent figure in a RM2.8 million graft case, concluding the defence successfully demonstrated reasonable doubt after a protracted seven-year legal process.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of former Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman, validating the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn his corruption and money laundering convictions after three years of legal proceedings.
Muar MP Syed Saddiq hosted media personnel and supporters to nasi lemak and lempeng at Putrajaya's Palace of Justice following a Federal Court decision on his corruption-related cases.
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim and the Attorney General's Office have both appealed a corruption court verdict sentencing him to 10 years imprisonment for abusing authority in a school laptop procurement scheme.
The Federal Court has postponed its ruling on whether to reinstate corruption convictions against Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, with the decision now scheduled for July 13. The prosecution had appealed to restore charges previously quashed.
Malaysia's Federal Court has postponed its decision on whether to overturn Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's acquittal in a graft case, with the verdict now expected on July 13.
The Federal Court is set to rule on Datuk Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's application to review his conviction for corruption, which carries a six-year prison term and RM15.45 million fine.