AG files application for Isham Jalil to be jailed, fined for contempt of court


KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General (AG) has applied for leave from the High Court to initiate committal proceedings against former Umno supreme council member Isham Jalil for contempt of court.

In the ex-parte application filed on Dec 28, 2023, the AG also requested the court to imprison or impose a fine on Isham, whose real name is Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil, for the offence.

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