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2 NOV 2023
Ex-AG Apandi loses RM10m defamation suit appeal against Kit Siang over 1MDB-related article
Former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali today failed to convince a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal to reverse a High Court ruling in favour of DAP veteran Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang for defamation over a published article on the 1MDB scandal...
Apandi gagal merayu saman Kit Siang
Bekas Peguam Negara, Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali gagal dalam rayuannya berhubung kes saman fitnah RM10 juta terhadap bekas Penasihat DAP, Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang. Ia selepas tiga panel hakim Mahkamah Rayuan yang diketuai oleh Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail sebulat suara menolak permohonan Mohamed Apandi pada Khamis...
SAMAN FITNAH | Mahkamah Rayuan Tolak Rayuan Apandi Ali
Bekas Peguam Negara Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali gagal dalam rayuannya untuk mengetepikan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang menolak saman fitnah RM10 juta yang difailkan terhadap Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang...
24 JULY 2023
'Dr Ganja' escapes gallows, gets nine years' jail
A retired soldier known as "Dr Ganja" escaped the gallows after the High Court amended the 16 charges against him for trafficking 77.48493kg and 14.647 litres of drugs to possession. Captain (R) Amiruddin @ Nadarajan Abdullah, 64, also faced 18 counts of cultivating marijuana plants...
19 APRIL 2023
Altantuya murder suit: Family appeals for higher compensation
The family of murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu is appealing for a higher compensation than the RM5 million awarded by the High Court in Shah Alam. The family’s counsel, Sangeet Kaur Deo, confirmed with Malaysiakini that the family members had filed the appeal to the Court of Appeal back in January.
8 MARCH 2023
Court of Appeal acquits young Nepali of countryman’s murder
A young Nepali accused of murdering his fellow citizen at a factory hostel seven years ago, has been acquitted by the Court of Appeal. Kapar Rupesh Kumar, who was 16 years old at the time of the incident, saw a three-member Court of Appeal bench led by Justice Kamaludin Md Said overturn his conviction.
1 MARCH 2023
Indian national walks free after 5-year sentence for drug possession
An Indian national was sentenced to five years’ jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing 5.5kg of ketamine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang six years ago, but will walk away a free man.
21 FEBRUARY 2023
Lima termasuk sepasang kekasih bebas tuduhan bunuh lelaki Bangladesh
Lima termasuk sepasang kekasih dilepas dan dibebaskan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi hari ini atas pertuduhan membunuh seorang lelaki warga Bangladesh, lima tahun lalu.
3 FEBRUARY 2023
Anwar to continue challenge of Parliament’s 2021 suspension
Anwar Ibrahim is proceeding with his appeal in the Federal Court to challenge former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s decision to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to suspend Parliament during the 2021 emergency. Anwar’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said she had instructions from him to argue the case after the Federal Court granted him leave last year.
16 DECEMBER 2022
Altantuya Murder: Court orders government to pay RM5m to family
The Shah Alam High Court ordered the government and three others to pay RM5 million to the family of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu who was murdered in 2006. Civil court judge Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera’s verdict in favour of the family this morning comes 15 years after the civil action was filed in 2007.
5 OCTOBER 2022
Sosma provision denying bail constitutional, says Federal Court
The Federal Court has ruled that a provision in the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, or Sosma, that discriminates against offenders for bail is constitutional.
16 JUNE 2022
Teoh Beng Hock case: High Court grants leave for judicial review against police
The High Court here today granted leave to the parents of the late Teoh Beng Hock to initiate judicial review proceedings for the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) to complete investigations into their son’s death almost 13 years ago.
23 MAY 2022
Anwar, four others get nod from Federal Court to appeal on Muhyiddin's advice to suspend Parliament
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and four elected representatives get the nod from the Federal Court to proceed with their appeal to challenge Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's action in advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to suspend Parliament during the Emergency period.
13 MAY 2022
Court of Appeal allows bail for teen girl facing charge of killing her newborn son
A teenage girl who is facing a charge of killing her newborn son was allowed to be released on bail by the Court of Appeal today pending the completion of her trial.
19 SEPTEMBER 2021
British woman who killed husband in Langkawi back home
A British woman who escaped the death penalty in Malaysia for killing her husband in their Langkawi home three years ago has returned to the United Kingdom.
18 FEBRUARY 2021
Stop sending MCO offenders to prison, consider other alternative measures
With Malaysia already facing an impending prison overcrowding issue where close to 70,000 are currently serving jail terms for various offences across the country, lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo urged the government to stop sending movement control order (MCO) offenders to prison as it will only worsen the situation.