High Court dismisses application to forfeit over RM670k from Johor Umno

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The prosecution has failed in its bid to forfeit RM677,872.55 allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal that was seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from the Johor Umno liaison committee.

This follows a decision by High Court Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin in dismissing the prosecution’s forfeiture application against the Johor Umno liaison committee, which was named as the respondent.