Court upholds acquittal of Tourism D-G

Grateful over verdict: Mirza (left) and Rosly outside the courtroom after the hearing.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has upheld the acquittal of Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab Beg over a charge of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM888,000.

The court also maintained the acquittal of former Pembangunan Perlancongan Nasional Sdn Bhd (Pempena) chief operations officer Mohammad Rosly Md Selamat over the same CBT charge.