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Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has announced his intention to appeal a contempt conviction while expressing respect for the court's decision and commitment to the legal process.
A Bersatu financial officer has testified in the High Court that no single person held exclusive control over the party's finances, casting doubt on claims about Muhyiddin's authority within the organization.
A High Court in Klang has acquitted and discharged independent preacher Muhammad Fathi Na'im Mazlan of rape and sexual assault charges, with the judge finding insufficient evidence to support the prosecution's case.
A fast-food outlet cook in Kelantan has been formally charged with five counts of sexual assault against a 17-year-old female colleague at the restaurant where they both worked.
A Maybank officer testified in court that Permodalan Nasional Berhad transferred RM20.3 million to Fashion Valet in 2018, which became part of the company's operating capital and cash reserves.
Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad has been acquitted of abetting her late husband, former Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, in a RM2.8 million corruption case, ending a seven-year legal ordeal.
A High Court in Shah Alam has acquitted a woman of murdering her neighbour, finding she was mentally unfit when the incident occurred. She has been committed to Hospital Bahagia for psychiatric care.
A man appeared in Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old detainee held at Sungai Udang Prison during the first week of January.
Malaysia has appointed 17 lawyers and judicial officers as judicial commissioners, including the daughter of a former Court of Appeal president, in a significant expansion of the High Court's judicial capacity.
A businessman testifying in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's trial revealed his brother allegedly transferred company funds to Bersatu without his knowledge, adding complexity to questions surrounding the political party's financial dealings.
Malaysia's apex court has rejected former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan's application to challenge a defamation lawsuit, declining to review constitutional questions about public officers' legal rights and speech freedoms.
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A senior Royal Malaysian Customs Department official has denied bribery allegations involving RM15,000 in a Shah Alam court proceeding, maintaining his innocence against the corruption charge.
A Malaysian High Court has awarded businessman Yeoh Ee Seong RM400,000 in damages after finding that Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd published a defamatory article falsely suggesting he orchestrated an assault on a lawyer.
The Syariah Lower Court in Kota Baru has postponed the trial of 14 men facing charges related to dressing as women at an apartment on Jalan Mahmood. The adjournment signals ongoing proceedings in what appears to be a significant enforcement case.
Najib Razak's lawyer contends that declaring him bankrupt over a RM1.69 billion tax claim would render any legal challenge to the debt procedurally meaningless, as insolvency places finances under government administration.
A senior citizen appeared in court in Melaka facing charges relating to the sexual assault of two primary schoolgirls. The alleged incidents occurred in a mosque storeroom.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has reduced a defamation damages award from US$1 million to RM800,000, maintaining the underlying liability finding but rejecting what it termed excessive punitive elements in the original judgment.
Political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, known as Chegubard, has pleaded not guilty to sedition charges in Seremban Sessions Court, disputing allegations that he published inflammatory content targeting the Negri Sembilan Royal Institution on Facebook.
Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd has obtained a consent judgment at Shah Alam High Court against activist Abdul Razak Ismail over online publications concerning the stadium's demolition and redevelopment, citing economic harm.