Crime
Court shuts the door on Peter Anthony’s last appeal — ex-Sabah minister to serve three years over falsified UMS contract
0
AI Summary
Former Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Peter Anthony will serve a three-year prison sentence after losing his appeal to overturn a conviction for falsifying documents related to a Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) contract. The Court of Appeal rejected his review application, stating there was no miscarriage of justice and he had been given a fair hearing. The court addressed a police report by a deceased witness alleging coercion by the MACC, which Peter's defense discovered post-trial, but found it didn't warrant overturning the conviction.
Read the original article
This article has been processed for multi-language support.
Embedded View
Related Articles
‘None of this will bring me down’: Spurs’ Tel hits back at racist abuse
MACC arrests govt officer over alleged bribes, RM50,000 sponsored trips; court issues four-day remand order
Indonesia central bank surprises markets with 5pc rate cut to spur growth
MoF: Diesel price in peninsula down by five sen from Aug 21 to 27