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Ku Nan gets 12 months' jail, RM2m fine in corruption case

Ku Nan gets 12 months' jail, RM2m fine in corruption case
Ku Nan gets 12 months' jail, RM2m fine in corruption case

Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has been sentenced to 12 months jail and RM2 million fine in his RM2 million corruption case.

Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan delivered the verdict as the accused looked on from the dock during open-court proceedings this morning.

However, the judge allowed the defence's bid to stay execution of the sentence pending appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Earlier today, the court had found the former federal territories minister guilty of the graft charge.

The court then went into short recess to allow the defence to prepare mitigation during sentencing.

Today the case was fixed for decision at the end of defence.

Previously on Dec 7, another Kuala Lumpur High Court granted Tengku Adnan a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) in a separate RM1 million corruption case.

According to the charge relevant to today’s verdict, Tengku Adnan, in his capacity as a public servant, namely as then federal territories minister, was accused to have accepted for himself RM2 million from Chai Kin Kong, who is also director of Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd, via a Hong Leong Islamic Bank cheque belonging to Aset Kayamas.

The cheque was later allegedly deposited into the CIMB Bank account of Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd, in which the accused had an alleged interest when it was purported that Aset Kayamas had a connection with his official duties.

The offence was purportedly committed at the Pusat Bandar Damansara branch of CIMB Bank Bhd on June 14, 2016.

Tengku Adnan was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which specifies a jail term of up to two years, fine, or both, on conviction.

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