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The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today convicted and sentenced former managing director of DIS Technology Holdings Berhad (DISTECH), Cheah Yew Keat, for insider trading, an offence under section 188(2)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA).
Sessions Court Judge Hasbullah Adam sentenced Cheah, 63, to one-day jail and a fine of RM1 million (in default 12 months imprisonment) after he pleaded guilty to one charge of insider trading under section 188(2)(a) of the CMSA. His admission to the other four charges were also taken into account for sentencing, through a plea bargain application under section 172C of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Guan Eng s corruption trial to begin in June next year
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The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today set 31 days beginning June next year to hear the trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng who is facing four charges involving the construction of the undersea tunnel project in Penang.
Judge Azura Alwi set the date after allowing deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin’s application for all the charges against Lim, 58, to be heard together.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): The trial of four corruption charges against former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng involving the Penang undersea tunnel project will commence on June 8, 2021.
Sessions Court Judge Justice Azura Alwi today fixed a total of 31 days of trial to take place on several dates in June to December next year. They are June 8-11, July 12-16, July 28-29, Aug 16-20, Sept 6-10, Sept 20-24 and Dec 13-17.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, who is leading the prosecution team, indicated to the judge that 80 to 90 witnesses will be called to testify against Guan Eng.
During case management today, the prosecution applied to amend some details of two of the charges involving the addition of a specific time frame of the alleged offence being committed and removal of some words that are not elements of the charge.
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Former Penang CM Lim Guan Eng arriving at the KL court complex with his wife Betty Chew earlier today for his corruption case. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 21, 2020.
THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today set 31 days beginning June next year for the trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, who is facing four charges over the undersea tunnel project in Penang.
Judge Azura Alwi set the date after allowing deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin’s application for all the charges against Lim, 58, to be heard together.
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