Hasanah’s suit against MACC thrown out


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed a lawsuit filed by ex-spy agency boss Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), in which she alleged that it did not allow her to consult her lawyer while she was in remand.

In his decision, High Court judge Justice Nordin Hassan said Sections 28A(8) and (9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, which touched on the rights of an arrested person, did not infringe on the rights under the Federal Constitution.

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