'Order for Bung, wife to answer graft charges contrary to evidence in court'

The High Court ruled that the Sessions Court’s decision to order Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Zizie Izette Abdul Samad to enter their defence on three corruption charges was contrary to the evidence in court that there were no requests of bribery.

Judge Azhar Abdul Hamid in his judgment dated April 20 said two prosecution star witnesses namely the 24th prosecution witness (PW24), Public Mutual Berhad's investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid and PW25 Unit Amanah consultant, Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar clearly stated in their oral evidence in court that...