Prosecution files appeal against Bung Moktar, wife’s acquittal of RM2.8m corruption charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The prosecution has filed an appeal against a High Court decision in acquitting and discharging Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad of corruption charges amounting to RM2.8 million involving a RM150 million investment in Public Mutual Berhad unit trust.

Judge Azhar ruled that it was a fit and proper case to exercise revisionary power under Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code . However, the High Court struck out their applications without hearing the merits of the applications after allowing the prosecution preliminary objections against the applications.

On May 3, 2019, Bung Moktar who was then the non-executive chairman of Felcra, was charged with two charges of accepting bribes of RM2.2 million and RM262,500 as an inducement to obtain Felcra approval to invest RM150 million in Public Mutual unit trusts.

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