SC can protect witnesses’ statements


KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court has ruled in favour of the Securities Commission’s (SC) appeal to protect statements provided by its witnesses, hence overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal.

The SC said in a statement yesterday that the Federal Court ruled that statements given by individuals to the SC were considered to be communications made to a public officer in official confidence.

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