IT seems like Former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor may walk free after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) was claimed to have not filed its appeal within the deadline set.
According to Free Malaysia today, under court rules, an appeal must be filed within 10 days in the Federal Court after receiving the appeal records which, among others, must include grounds of judgment and notes of proceedings.
“The failure to do so means the appeal may have lapsed and the decision by the Court of Appeal remains, that is, unless the prosecution had applied for an extension of time,” lawyer A Srimurugan was reported saying.
On Oct 29, the Court of Appeal’s overturned a High Court ruling which found Tengku Adnan guilty of pocketing RM2 mil in graft money.
The majority judgment said the RM2 mil given to Ku Nan by a businessman was proven by the defence to be a political donation for two by-elections.
Justice Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin, who spoke for the majority, said the prosecution could not prove that the UMNO leader received the money for himself from Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd (AKSB) director, Chai Kin Kong.
Tengku Adnan was alleged to have received the money via a Hong Leong Islamic Bank cheque belonging to AKSB, which was deposited into a CIMB account owned by Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd, company which the UMNO leader has an interest in.
He was accused of committing the offence at CIMB Bank Berhad’s Pusat Bandar Damansara branch on June 14, 2016, under Section 165 of the Penal Code which provides an imprisonment of up to two years or a fine or both. – Nov 18, 2021.
