Tomorrow is the decision of the final appeal by former Sabah infrastructure development minister Peter Anthony against his conviction and sentence for falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 11 years ago.
The decision is expected at about 9am by a panel of three Court of Appeal judges, comprising Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Zaini Mazlan and Azmi Ariffin.
Lawyer Nicholas Kow Eng Chuan, representing Peter, and deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, representing the respondent, completed their submissions before the panel on Aug 1 last year.
The court had earlier set the decision on the appeal on Nov 27 last year but amended it to Jan 9 this year before it was postponed Feb 7 and then to tomorrow (March 4).
Peter, 54, filed the appeal to overturn his conviction and three-year prison sentence, along with a fine of RM50,000, on April 19, 2023.
The sentence was handed down by the Sessions Court on May 26, 2022, after finding him guilty of the offence.
He paid the fine.
The High Court dismissed Peter’s appeal on April 18, 2023, making this his final appeal.
He was charged in his capacity as managing director of Syarikat Asli Jati Sdn Bhd with forging a letter from the office of UMS deputy vice-chancellor, dated June 9, 2014, by inserting a false statement to use it for fraudulent purposes.
The offence was allegedly committed at the office of the Prime Minister’s principal private secretary at the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya between June 13 and Aug 21, 2014.
- Bernama
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