Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Bin Mohd Akin v Pendakwa Raya

wa-44-15-02-2026 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 April 2026 • WA-44-15-02/2026 • 30 min read

16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure - Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 - Charges under s.17(a) of the 2009 Act - Application for transfer of case from subordinate court to High Court - Applicant was former Senior Political Secretary to the Prime Minister - Whether the provisions of s.417 have been satisfied - Questions of unusual difficulty - Whether expedient for the ends of justice - Whether Sessions Court incompetent to hear the charges - No evidence of incompetence - No questions of unusual difficulty would potentially arise - Application dismissed

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin Delivered

Counsel (7)

AmerBON Firm Amer Hamzah Arshad Counsel Applicant Esther Jacyntha A/P Monyarpram Counsel Respondent Farah Ezlin Binti Yusop Khan Counsel Respondent Joshua Tay H'ng Foong Counsel Applicant Nurul Qistini Binti Qamarul Abrar Counsel Respondent Yusmadi Yusoff Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre bin Mohd Akin Applicant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

s 417

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Federal Constitution

Sedition Act

s 3 s 4

Singapore Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

Cases Cited (16)

MY (16)

[1950] 16 MLJ 96 [1961] 27 MLJ 2920 [1972] 1 MLJ 195 [1974] 2 MLJ 48 [1976] 2 MLJ 116 [1984] 2 MLJ 52 [1984] CLJ 352 [1987] 1 MLJ 106 [1988] 2 MLJ 198 [2008] 5 CLJ 201 [2018] 3 MLJ 417 [2018] 4 CLJ 1 [2019] MLJU 1824 [2020] 4 MLJ 133 [2024] MLJU 2849 [2026] 2 MLJ 397

Judgment

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