Prosecution drops appeal against decision to set aside Peter Anthony's sentence, conviction

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Wednesday, 16 Nov 2022
3:17 PM MYT

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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today struck out the prosecution's appeal against the Sessions Court's decision here which allowed the application of former Sabah Infrastructure Development minister Datuk Peter Anthony (pic) to set aside his sentence and conviction for using falsified documents.

Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan struck out the appeal after Deputy Public Prosecutor Haresh Prakash Somiah informed that the prosecution had withdrawn the appeal on Oct 28.

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Prosecution drops appeal against decision to set aside Peter Anthony's sentence, conviction