By Tarani Palani | The Edge Malaysia
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s former senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has failed in his bid to transfer his graft case to the High Court.
Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin on Tuesday ruled that Shamsul had failed to satisfy the threshold per the law.
“As the law is settled on this issue, I see no reason to depart from established judicial precedence, some of which are binding […],” she said.
Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad, appearing for Shamsul Iskandar, and deputy public prosecutor Farah Ezlin Yusop Khan had previously submitted on the matter earlier this month.
Shamsul is facing five charges under Section 17 of the MACC Act for allegedly accepting cash from businessman Albert Tei Jiann Chieng in connection with his official duties.
All charges were framed under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 (Act 694) and are punishable under Section 24(1), which provides for a maximum prison term of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the gratification’s value or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Edited By Isabelle Francis
