Senior MACC officer acquitted of providing false information to Jais


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has overturned the conviction and RM1,500 fine imposed on a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer for providing false information on his identity to the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Jais) during a khalwat raid in 2017.

On Tuesday (Aug 13), a three-judge panel comprising Court of Appeal judges Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim and Datuk Azmi Ariffin, and High Court judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin allowed Fikri Ab Rahim’s appeal.

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