Lawyer, 3 business partners fined for undermining Federal Court ruling

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Counsel Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla fined RM30,000 and trio RM50,000 each for disrespecting judgment in property purchase case. FMTNews Court

Ding Toh Biew, Ding Toh Gien and Ding Toh Lei with lawyer LK Chieng outside the Federal Court after the verdict today.

Three partners of a moneylending firm – Ding Toh Biew, Ding Toh Gien and Ding Toh Lei – were also fined RM50,000 each for a similar offence of showing disrespect for the apex court judgment. “The sentence must reflect the severity of the crime, and contempt of court is one of them,” he said.Rahman, who sat with Zaharah Mohd Yusof and Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, said the bench imposed a RM50,000 fine or one-month jail as the trio did not express their regret or showed remorse to the court after they were found guilty.

 

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