The Kuala Lumpur High Court has dismissed businessperson Victor Chin's request to testify in a civil case via Zoom.
In a written judgment released today, High Court judge Leong Wai Hong cited several grounds behind the decision, including Chin’s procedural failure to submit a proper notice of application to the court.
The court also found that Chin did not have evidence that could support his claim that his life would be in danger if the businessperson were to return to Malaysia.
“The court is not satisfied with his reasons for not being able to testify physically in court. His allegation of concern for his safety is a bare allegation.
“The mere filing of a police report by a third party on his behalf, alleging concerns for his safety or similar allegations made in a civil suit, does not mean that the allegations therein are credible or true.
“Chin has not produced any findings from the Malaysian police or the police from the country he is in, stating that his life will be in danger if he is to return to Malaysia,” Leong said, according to a court document sighted by Malaysiakini.
On the procedural issue, the judge cited a Chief Justice’s Practice Direction, which was issued on Nov 13, 2025, stating that an application to give evidence by way of remote communication technology is made by a written application.
This, Leong stressed, means that the applicant must file a notice of application and swear an affidavit to support it.
He pointed out that Chin had instead made the request by writing a letter.
“For the reasons above, I am constrained to hold that there is no proper application before me and in the absence of sworn evidence in an affidavit, the application by Chin has to be dismissed.”
The judge also ordered Chin to pay RM10,000 to the plaintiffs for costs.
Fears of being harmed
Earlier this month, a legal firm had submitted two letters to the court seeking its permission for Chin to testify in a civil case via Zoom.
According to the letters, the businessperson is now overseas and fears he would be harmed if he returned to Malaysia due to the “corporate mafia” scandal.
The civil case involves Chin and eight other defendants, who are being sued by aviation executives Gunasekar Mariappan and Philip Phang over MMAG Holdings Berhad’s attempt to take over MJet Sdn Bhd.
To support the application, the legal firm, KH Wong & Co, also attached a police report filed on behalf of Chin and two others.
The report stated that Chin feared for his safety due to a civil suit he recently filed against Bestinet Sdn Bhd founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor and lawyer N Sandraruben. - Mkini
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