News by Hafiz Yatim

The Federal Court's three-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat dismissed Mun Chol Myong's appeal against Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the public prosecutor and the director of the Sungai Buloh Prison where he is presently being held in custody since 2019.

Mohd Puad said in a statement he will abide by the court order ahead of the court hearing of the inter partes injunction on March 12.

This follows the bench led by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf today allowing the appeal by Kepong member of Parliament (MP) Lim Lip Eng to strike out the suit by Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, the then-MCA secretary-general who sued on behalf of the party following statements made by the DAP representative.

Justice Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf said the unwarranted attack was incendiary and exposed the judiciary to embarrassment, public scandal, contempt and to the point of belittling it.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz: This marks another success in the Malaysian Government’s continuing recovery efforts against parties involved in 1MDB, SRC and its related entities. The Malaysian Government is determined to ensure that appropriate actions are taken against all individuals or entities involved, directly or indirectly, in the global 1MDB scheme.

The payment of RM65 million is in addition to the RM137.5 million that the government paid last December. In total, the government has paid RM202.5 million for the work done on the rail track.

The legal team had filed a certificate of urgency for the injunction application be heard quickly.

This follows High Court judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin today dismissing the MACC's forfeiture application.

A lawyer representing the Taman Tun Dr Ismail Resident's Association, which had gone to the court to stop the project, confirmed that an appeal has been filed with the Federal Court by DBKL and Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malton Bhd.

On Aug 28 last year that High Court judge Justice Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya had dismissed a civil action by the former premier and his lawyer to remove Sri Ram from prosecuting them.