Published on: Monday, December 21, 2020
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here today sentenced former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor to 12 months in jail and RM2 million fine, in default six months’ jail, after finding him guilty on a graft charge with receiving RM2 million from a businessman in 2016.
However, Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan granted Tengku Adnan’s application for a stay of execution of the jail term and fine pending his appeal.
Earlier, in convicting Tengku Adnan, 70, on the charge, Justice Mohamed Zaini ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt and the Putrajaya MP had also failed to raise reasonable doubts in the prosecution s case.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): Former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who celebrates his 70th birthday today, is going to step into the corridors of the world s second largest court complex tomorrow to know his fate on a RM2 million graft charge.
High Court Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan will deliver his verdict on whether the Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general is guilty of the charge under Section 165 of the Penal Code or acquit him.
Tengku Adnan, or Ku Nan as he is also known, has been accused of receiving kickbacks totalling RM2 million from Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd (AKSB) managing director Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong during his term as the federal territories minister.