The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today affirmed the six months' jail and RM30,000 fine against former Ampang PKR Youth chief Adam Rosly Abdullah (photo, above) for six counts of furnishing false information and documents to the MACC.
Judge Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh made the brief oral ruling when dismissing the appeal by Adam during open-court proceedings this morning.
"After considering submissions by all parties, I am of the view that there is no point to intervene in the (Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court) trial judge's ruling.
"I dismiss the appeal and affirm the conviction and sentencing," Ahmad Shahrir ruled as Adam looked on from the dock.
In his brief ruling, the judge did not dwell into details of the grounds for his judgment.
Businessperson Adam, 32, was seen being escorted out of court by a police officer.
Lawyer Nizam Bashir acted for Adam while DPP Nik Haslinie Hashim prosecuted.
When met by journalists after proceedings, Nizam explained that they will be filing a formal application for a stay of today’s verdict, pending the appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Formal notice of appeal to be filed today
“We will file by today and take the matter from there,” he said, adding that they would also be filing today a formal notice of appeal proper to the Court of Appeal.
Asked whether it would be possible for the stay application to be heard by the High Court this afternoon, he said they will push for it but that is subject to the prosecution’s need to reply to the application.
In regard to whether Adam had paid the RM30,000 fine at the Sessions Court following its conviction and sentencing, Nizam said he (Adam) had not as it was still in the appeal process to the High Court.
“However, it is understood that he (Adam) will be paying the RM30,000 fine by today,” the lawyer added.
On April 26 last year, Bernama reported that the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court sentenced Adam to six months’ jail and a RM30,000 fine for six counts of furnishing false information and documents to the MACC.
He received a six-month sentence - all to run concurrently from the day of sentencing - and a RM5,000 fine for each offence.
Sessions judge Allaudeen Ismail had meted out the ruling after finding the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt in the case brought against Adam.
In April 2017, the 32-year-old was charged with submitting the false statements and documents to the MACC during an investigation into his purportedly extraordinary wealth.
This was in relation to his income from his business, his luxury car and a bungalow worth RM1.2 million in Kampung Melayu Ampang, which was said to have been paid for in cash.
The investigation also looked into an RM200,000 loan Adam reportedly received from his mother-in-law and late grandmother, as well as RM500,000 from a loan shark.
However, the court granted a stay on his jail sentence pending the disposal of an appeal, and set bail at RM300,000 with one surety.
A total of 11 witnesses were called by the prosecution, and three by the defence. - Mkini
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