Appeals court upholds acquittal of Silver Bird Group ex-directors


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal here on Wednesday (June 10) cleared two former directors of Silver Bird Group Bhd on 134 counts of cheating a bank out of RM67.4mil.

This followed a decision by a three-member bench led by Datuk Kamardin Hashim in dismissing the prosecution's appeal against a lower court's decisions in acquitting and discharging Datuk Jackson Tan Han Kook, 66, and Derec Ching Siew Cheong, 58, of the charges.

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