PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has walked out a free man after the Court of Appeal here acquitted and discharged him from his RM2mil corruption case, although the prosecution intends to file an appeal. Deputy public prosecutor Asmah Musa told reporters that the prosecution would be filing an appeal with the Federal Court. She added that the prosecution had failed to re-examine Chai’s testimony on this particular evidence of political donation, which amounted to an acceptance of Chai’s testimony. “In our judgment, crediting the RM2mil cheque into Tadmansori did not lead to an irresistible conclusion that the appellant had committed the offence charged. Meanwhile, Justice Abu Bakar Jais, in his dissenting view, agreed with the trial judge’s finding that the appellant had received the RM2mil cheque for himself.

Source: The Star July 16, 2021 23:44 UTC