GEORGE TOWN: A High Court has dismissed an application by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Khoon to declare Section 62 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 invalid and in violation of the Federal Constitution.
Judge Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail said Section 62 "does not impede the accused's rights to a fair trial and that the burden still lies on the prosecution to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt."
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