KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed the government’s application to forfeit RM100,000, allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund scandal, that was seized from Yayasan Persatuan Bekas Anggota Kemas Malaysia (PBAKM).
Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the decision after finding that the prosecution failed to show the money seized was, in whole or in part, from the payment made by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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