Lawyers defending Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor in his corruption case told the High Court today that RM2 million given by a businessman to the former Federal Territories Minister was a political donation for the by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar, and not for the accused himself.
“Failure by the prosecution to re-examine on this issue amounts to an acceptance of the witness’s testimony,” the lawyer said, adding that the prosecution failed to prove the charge against the accused beyond reasonable doubt. “He was told by the accused that the RM2 million cheque was a political donation for the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections,” he said.
“This means that there was in fact a cash advance from the accused and the money was spent for the two by-elections. The accused advanced his own money after he had earmarked the political donation from Chai to be used for this purpose,” he said. Tan further said that the accused respectfully urged this court to consider his financial means, which was not challenged by the prosecution in support of his evidence that he did not have any means to commit the offence.
Tengku Adnan, 69, also known as Ku Nan, was charged in his capacity as a public servant, namely, the Federal Territories Minister then, with having accepted for himself RM2 million from Chai via a Hong Leong Islamic Bank cheque belonging to AKSB, which was later deposited into the CIMB Bank account of Tadmansori Holdings in which he had an interest, when it was known that Aset Kayamas had connection with his official duties.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »