Legal firm for orang asli case misused compensation, ordered to return money


  • Nation
  • Friday, 18 Jan 2019

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has ordered a father-and-son legal team to return missing funds from a RM38.5mil compensation awarded to orang asli villagers 18 years ago for the acquisition of their land in Johor.

Justice Yeoh Wee Siam, who read the judgment, said lawyers S. Kanawagi, his son Dinesh and their firm Messrs Khana & Co, must be held liable for the misuse of funds that were held in trust for the orang asli.

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