: The High Court here today allowed a revision application by a company director to compel the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to furnish a fresh written statement of facts in favour of his defence in relation to four corruption charges against him., 54, is facing four charges of soliciting and accepting bribes of RM15 million to secure projects from an agency under the Home Ministry.
Justice K. Muniandy in his ruling directed the anti-graft agency to furnish the statement after finding there were favourable facts to be disclosed by the prosecution to the accused before trial, which caters for pre-trial disclosure for the accused to be on equal arms with the prosecution to fight his battle.
With that, the court allows the application for revision by the accused and the respondent is allowed 14 days for compliance with the order. The trial of the case has been set for 10 days from May 6 to 10 and 13 to 17, 2024, and the prosecution will call 20 witnesses to testify.