JOHOR BARU: Former Johor exco member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi feels vindicated after he and two others were acquitted over bribery and money-laundering charges amounting to more than RM30mil. The 53-year-old former Endau assemblyman and his son Ahmad Fauzan Hatim, 27, and property consultant Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub, 46, walked out the courtroom as free men yesterday. Joyous day: (From left) Amir Shariffuddin, Abd Latif and Ahmad Fauzan together with family members and friends celebrating outside the courtroom in Johor Baru. Putrajaya MACC deputy prosecution officers Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry and Tengku Amir Zaki Tengku Abdul Rahman prosecuted the case. MACC said it would file an appeal to the High Court within the 14-day period.

Source: The Star April 21, 2019 23:15 UTC