AG drops court cases against 12, including DAP reps, accused of supporting LTTE | Malay Mail

AG drops court cases against 12, including DAP reps, accused of supporting LTTE

Friday, 21 Feb 2020 03:59 PM MYTAttorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court February 17, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Attorney General’s Chambers today announced that the government is discontinuing prosecution of 12 Malaysians it had charged with supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , which included two DAP lawmakers. Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said the decision was made after finding insufficient evidence to back its prosecution that would lead to a “realistic prospect of conviction”.

“For these reasons, I have decided that there is no realistic prospect of conviction for any of the 12 accused on any of the 34 charges. “Accordingly, in the exercise of my discretion pursuant to Article 145 of the Federal Constitution, I have decided to discontinue proceedings against them with immediate effect,” he said in a statement.

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