Court of Appeal reserves judgment in Ku Nan's RM2m corruption case

 

The Court of Appeal has reserved its judgment on former federal territories minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's appeal against his conviction, as well as the sentence of 12 months' jail and RM2 million fine in his RM2 million corruption case.

A three-member bench comprising judges Suraya Othman, Abu Bakar Jais and Ahmad Nasfy told Tengku Adnan's counsel Tan Hock Chuan and lead deputy public prosecutor Asmah Musa today that they will inform both parties on the date of the decision.

"We will inform parties as soon as possible on the date of the decision," said Suraya.

Earlier, the court heard submissions from both parties on the appeal.

Last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court found the Putrajaya MP guilty of receiving RM2 million from businessperson Chai Kin Kong.

Subsequently, he filed a notice of appeal against his conviction and sentence.

According to the charge relevant to the verdict, Tengku Adnan, in his capacity as a public servant, namely as then federal territories minister, allegedly accepted for himself RM2 million from Chai, who is also director of Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, via a Hong Leong Islamic Bank cheque belonging to Aset Kayamas.

The cheque was later purportedly deposited into the CIMB Bank account of Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd, in which the accused had an alleged interest when it was purported that Aset Kayamas had a connection with his official duties.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Pusat Bandar Damansara branch of CIMB Bank Bhd on June 14, 2016.

[More to follow] - Mkini