Director and wife to appeal against record RM12mil bail

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah Water Department director Ag Mohd Tahir Ag Talib and his wife Fauziah Piut were not able to raise the record RM12mil bail imposed on them in the “Watergate” case and their lawyer will be appealing against the amount today.

Counsel P. J. Pareira said he would file the appeal soon at the Kota Kinabalu High Court against the bail set by Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Abdul Samad.

“They are unable to raise bail. I cannot recall such a high amount being imposed before,” he said,

He said he personally felt that bail should not be used as a form a penalty against the accused.

The bail for Ag Mohd Tahir was set at RM10mil and for his wife at RM2mil.

The third accused Lim Lam Beng, for whom bail was set at RM1mil, managed to post the amount.