Ku Nan acquitted, prosecution to appeal


Day in court: Tengku Adnan (second from left) arriving at the Federal Court in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has walked out a free man after the Court of Appeal here acquitted and discharged him from his RM2mil corruption case, although the prosecution intends to file an appeal.

His conviction and sentence – he was handed 12 months’ jail and a RM2mil fine – were set aside by the appellate court in a 2-1 majority decision here yesterday.

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