Court to rule Dec 9 on objection to Bung and Zizie's graft case review bid

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed Dec 9 to deliver its decision on the prosecution's preliminary objection (PO) to a revision application by Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad in their corruption case.

The application by the couple was for a review of the Sessions Court decision ordering them to enter their defence in the RM2.8mil Felcra investment case.

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Judicial Commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid said he needed more time to deliberate on the written and oral submissions by both parties.

The prosecution had filed the PO last month on the grounds that Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar and Zizie's application should not have been filed by way of a notice of motion.

The couple filed for a revision of the Sessions Court decision separately in September but later obtained permission for both their applications to be heard together.

On Sept 2, Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob ordered the couple to enter their defence on corruption charges after finding that the prosecution had made a prima facie case against them.

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Bung, who is also Sabah Deputy Chief Minister, was accused of three charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM2.8mil to obtain approval for Felcra Bhd to invest RM150mil in Public Mutual unit trusts.

Zizie Izette faced three charges of abetting her husband in the matter.

They were granted a stay on the hearing of their trial pending the disposal of their applications to review the lower court order for them to enter their defence.