KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The High Court here today quashed the conviction and six-month jail sentence of a technician who pleaded guilty to posting offensive content on Facebook...
Malaysian Bar tells court it has statutory obligation to uphold cause of justice in bid to challenge AG over Ahmad Zahid’s DNAA in Yayasan Akalbudi caseJustice Datuk Ahmad Bache made the ruling after allowing a review application filed by Chiok Wai Loong, 35, to set aside the conviction and sentence handed down on him by the Sessions Court on March 22.
“After hearing the arguments of parties , the court overturned the Sessions Court judge’s decision regarding the conviction and sentence. “There was no mention that he understood the charge and consequences after he pleaded guilty. The judge only mentioned the charge and the sentence were read to him.
Judge Suzana Hussin also ordered the prison sentence on Chiok Wai Long, 35, to begin from the date of his arrest, March 20.
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