: The Sessions Court today dismissed an application by a company director to strike out a corruption charge filed against him for offering a bribe of RM500,000 a year for 15 years to Tan Sri Annuar Musa in connection with the take-over of the KL Tower concession.
Abdul Hamid Shaikh filed the application last May 31 on the grounds that the charge against him under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 was flawed and unfounded because it did not state the important details, namely the specific date for the alleged offence. “He needs to be in the UK on Sept 12 and for business purposes in the United States on Oct 1. If the application is allowed, I request that my client’s presence be excluded on the next mention date,“ he added.
“We need to check the date and reason for the application before making a decision to protest or not because of the long period abroad,“ he said.Abdul Hamid Shaikh was charged on April 5 this year with offering a bribe of RM500,000 a year for 15 years for the benefit of Tan Sri Annuar Musa in connection with the take-over of KL Tower concession.