Federal Court upholds 30-year jail sentences on duo convicted of kidnapping businesswoman


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court on Tuesday (Jan 20) upheld the 30-year prison sentence imposed on two former real estate agents for abducting a businesswoman for a ransom of RM2mil 11 years ago.

A three-judge panel of the Federal Court led by Chief Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh unanimously dismissed the appeal by Lew Ngee Chin, 53, and Chin Yoon Tack @ Chin Yoon Tock, 50, to set aside their conviction and sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal on Jan 22, 2024.

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