Tears of joy for ex-coach after acquittal in forgery case


(Right to left) Former National Sports Council coach Azizei Fauzi, 25, leaving the Shah Alam Sessions Court with his lawyer S. Devanandan after he was acquitted of 20 charges of forging and using forged cheques.

SHAH ALAM: A former National Sports Council coach was set free on Valentine’s Day after he was acquitted of 20 charges of forging and using about RM90,000 in cheques.

Sessions Court Judge G. Ramesh acquitted and discharged Azizei Fauzi, 25, ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against the accused on Friday.

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