Company director freed of CBT, money laundering charge involving more than RM9mil


KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court acquitted and discharged a director of a construction company for criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering involving more than RM9 million.

Judge Datin Sabariah Othman made the decision on Thursday (Nov 16) after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against Semenyih Jaya Sdn Bhd director Lau Kok Loon, 80 at the end of the prosecution case.

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