Ex-spy chief freed of RM50mil CBT charge


KUALA LUMPUR: Former spy chief Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid has been granted an acquittal by the High Court from a criminal breach of trust charge involving US$12.1mil (RM50.4mil).

Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain, in her decision here on Tuesday (Aug 9), said it was unfair to leave the charge hanging over Hasanah's head.

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