Former spy chief withdraws appeal


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Former director-general of Malaysia External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid (pic) on Wednesday (Feb 26), withdrew her appeal against the High Court's dismissal of her lawsuit against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the government for not letting her consult her lawyer while she was remanded in 2018.

Hasanah, 62, told the Court of Appeal that she had discharged her counsel Datuk Shaharudin Ali and did not wish to pursue the appeal.

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