Umno drops appeal for recovery of RM116.7m

Umno has withdrawn its appeal before the Court of Appeal for recovery of RM116.7 million previously seized by the authorities during the investigation into the 1MDB affair.

This was due to the political party having previously succeeded in a separate legal proceeding before the Kuala Lumpur High Court to recover the sum.

Umno’s lawyer Tania Scivetti told Malaysiakini today...