A former Rural and Regional Development Ministry secretary-general tasted freedom when his appeal to quash his corruption abetment conviction succeeded.
The Court of Appeal this morning allowed Arif Ab Rahman’s appeal against his conviction in an abetment case involving bribery amounting to S$200,000 (RM614,000) linked to a rural electricity supply project in Sandakan, Sabah, in 2016.
Today’s ruling quashed not just the guilty verdict but also the three-year jail sentence and an RM3 million fine against Arif, 68.
However, the three-person appellate panel chaired by Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera upheld the conviction against Arif’s son, Ahmad Zukhairi, over four counts of soliciting and receiving bribes amounting to S$200,000 in cash in 2016.
The bench will hear submissions from the 43-year-old son’s legal team for mitigation over sentencing later this morning.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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