Ahmad Sarbaini's death due to negligence of MACC, Court of Appeal rules


  • Nation
  • Monday, 20 Jun 2016

KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of senior customs officer Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamad (pic), who died under custody at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters, cried tears of relief after the Court of Appeal ruled that her husband's death in 2011 was a result of negligence on the part of the anti-graft agency. 

The MACC was ordered by a panel of three judges to pay RM213,000 in damages to Ahmad Sarbaini's widow Maziah Manap and her family after hearing their appeal on Monday noon.

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