KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The trial of former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who was charged with one count of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and nine counts of receiving gratification totalling over RM3mil, will take place for 13 days beginning Oct 7 at the High Court.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali fixed the date after Mohd Isa, 70, maintained his not guilty plea on all charges at the High Court here Thursday .Today was the first mention of the case at the High Court after the case was allowed to be transferred from the Sessions Court.
Mohd Isa was charged, as director of Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd and trusted with the company fund, with committing CBT by approving a proposal for the purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel and Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, for RM160mil without the approval of the Felda board of directors. He was charged with committing the offence at Level 50, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No 11, Persiaran KLCC near here on April 29, 2014.
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