High Court frees duo from match-fixing charge

G. Prem Kumar (second from left) with his lawyers Datuk Geethan Ram Vincent (right) and Carmen Eu Kah Mun (left) and Khairul Anuar Baharum after their acquittal.

SEREMBAN: Two individuals, including a former national footballer, were freed by the High Court here for allegedly fixing a Malaysia Premier League match more than five years ago.

Judge Rohani Ismail allowed an appeal from Khairul Anuar Baharum, 48 and G. Prem Kumar, 54 and set aside a decision by the Sessions Court in August 2020 which found them guilty of offering RM10,000 each to MISC-MIFA goalkeepers S. Harivarman and Khairul Izzuwan Shaari.