Order for Bung Moktar, wife to answer graft charges contrary to evidence, High Court rules

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ruled that the Sessions Court’s decision to order Kinabatangan Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad to enter their defence on three corruption charges was contrary to the evidence in court that there were no requests of bribery.

Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid in his judgment dated April 20 said two prosecution star witnesses namely the 24th prosecution witness (PW24), Public Mutual Berhad's investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid and PW25 Unit Amanah consultant, Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar clearly stated in their oral evidence in court that no element of gratification existed in the case.