KK High Court upholds former police prosecutor's acquittal on charge of employing foreigner

An elated Tan Cheng Kok (right) with his lawyer Datuk Seri K.Rakhbir Singh after the Kota Kinabalu High Court's decision yo uphold the Sessions Court's acquittal of his case.

KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu High Court upheld the Sessions Court's acquittal of a retired police officer for illegally employing a foreigner at his reflexology outlet in Inanam here.

Tan Cheng Kok, 66, who served as a police prosecutor in Sabah and Labuan during 30 years of service in the force, defended a prosecution appeal in the High Court against the May 24, 2024, Sessions Court's decision to acquit him on the Immigration charge.