Court shuts the door on Peter Anthony’s last appeal — ex-Sabah minister to serve three years over falsified UMS contract

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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.