GEORGE TOWN: A High Court has dismissed an application by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Khoon to declare Section 62 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 invalid and in violation of the Federal Constitution. Judge Hadhariah ordered Lim and Phang to file their defence in two weeks' time and set March 20 for case management. She set hearing of the corruption charges against Lim and Phang to start on March 27 as fixed by the court previously. The offence is punishable by a maximum of two years in jail or a fine, or both. Phang, who is charged with abetment, faces up to two years in jail or a fine, or both.

Source: The Star March 07, 2017 04:27 UTC