1MDB claimed that a letter dated May 3, 2013 was sent to Tan proposing to exchange the undivided shares or interest in the land in Air Itam Estate with the latter. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Lawyer Theomus Foo Chee Wai, representing the landowner, Tan Jiak Chye, told reporters that Judge Datuk Mohd Sofian Abd Razak made the decision in his chambers today. “The case will be jointly heard with another civil suit filed by my client against 1MDB in Penang High Court, prior to the filing of this suit,” he said, adding that both cases were fixed for case management at the Penang High Court on August 1.According to the statement of claim, 1MDB was in the process of acquiring the undivided shares or interest in various parcels of lands located around Air Itam town covering an area of approximately 234.7 acres.
The plaintiff claimed that Tan accepted the proposal contained in the letter and was paid RM6 million pursuant to the agreement by 1MDB on the same day.
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