Hotel purchase case: Isa Samad found guilty of corruption
Modified3 Feb 2021, 5:34 am
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Former Felda chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad was found guilty of nine counts of corruption linked to the purchase of a hotel in Sarawak.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today ruled that the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s case against the accused.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad has been sentenced to six years jail and fined RM15.4mil by the High Court.
This comes after he was found guilty by the High Court of nine counts of graft involving more than RM3mil relating to a hotel purchase in Sarawak.
Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali convicted Mohd Isa of the charges here on Wednesday (Feb 3).
In his decision, Justice Mohd Nazlan said Isa s defence had failed to raise any doubt in the prosecution s case against him. The defence by the accused is an afterthought, inconsistent and merely a denial without justification, he added.
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021 11:04 AM MYT
BY EMMANUEL SANTA MARIA CHIN
Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court February 3, 2021. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad was found guilty of nine corruption charges involving RM3 million by the High Court here today.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, when delivering his judgment, said that the prosecution provided sufficient evidence to prove their charges against the former Negri Sembilan mentri besar beyond reasonable doubt.
Former Federal Land Development Authority chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who was found guilty this morning on nine charges of corruption involving RM3 million and was sentenced to six years' jail and a fine of RM15.45 million, was granted a stay of execution of his sentence, pending appeal.
Monday, 01 Feb 2021 02:39 PM MYT
Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court June 16, 2020. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad will know his fate on nine corruption charges involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites (MPHS) in Kuching, Sarawak, this Wednesday (Feb 3).
High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali will decide whether Mohd Isa, 71, who is also former Negri Sembilan mentri besar, is guilty of the offences or not.