Ku Nan wins appeal in RM2mil corruption case
The High Court had sentenced Tengku Adnan Mansor to 12 months’ jail and fined him RM2 million for receiving RM2 million from businessman Chai Kin Kong five years ago. (Bernama pic)
PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Territories minister Tengku Adnan Mansor, better known as Ku Nan, was today acquitted of allegedly accepting RM2 million from a businessman five years ago.
The Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 majority decision in allowing the Putrajaya MP’s appeal against his conviction and sentence, said prosecution witnesses supported the defence contention that the money was a political donation.
“The defence has created a doubt in the prosecution’s case. There is an appealable error that warranted appellate intervention. The conviction is therefore unsafe,” said bench chairman Suraya Othman.
Ahmad Nasfy Yasin concurred with Suraya while Abu Bakar Jais was the dissenting judge.
On Dec 21, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur found Tengku Adnan guilty of receiving the money from Chai Kin Kong, who was Aset Kayamas’ director, despite knowing that the businessman’s companies had dealings with the Federal Territories ministry, which was under him at the time.
He was sentenced to 12 months’ jail and fined RM2 million.
PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Territories minister Tengku Adnan Mansor, better known as Ku Nan, was today acquitted of allegedly accepting RM2 million from a businessman five years ago.
The Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 majority decision in allowing the Putrajaya MP’s appeal against his conviction and sentence, said prosecution witnesses supported the defence contention that the money was a political donation.
“The defence has created a doubt in the prosecution’s case. There is an appealable error that warranted appellate intervention. The conviction is therefore unsafe,” said bench chairman Suraya Othman.
Ahmad Nasfy Yasin concurred with Suraya while Abu Bakar Jais was the dissenting judge.
On Dec 21, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur found Tengku Adnan guilty of receiving the money from Chai Kin Kong, who was Aset Kayamas’ director, despite knowing that the businessman’s companies had dealings with the Federal Territories ministry, which was under him at the time.
He was sentenced to 12 months’ jail and fined RM2 million.
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ReplyDeleteSo if 2 million was a political donation for two by-elections (parliamentary seats of Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar) in June 2016, then it exceeds what is allowed by election law. Ku Nan has broken the law as UMNO Treasurer.
ReplyDeleteOnly in Malaysia where you use "political donation" in place of "bribe" despite the clear conflict and business relationship.
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