1. ) WONG PING KIONG 2. ) TAI BOON WEE v Pendakwa Raya

wa-44-44-05-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 October 2023 • WA-44-44-05/2023 • 12 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

The first applicant Wong Ping Kiong is faced with four charges for offences under section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC 2009) [Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur Perbicaraan Jenayah No. WA-62R-15-01/2023]. The applicants are now seeking to have all the charges against them to be set aside/quashed or alternatively for the prosecution against them be permanently stayed. Based on the abovementioned reasons, I find for the applicants and the application to set aside/quashed the charges (4 against the first applicant and 3 against the second applicant) is allowed as per paragraph 1 and 2 of the notice of application (enclosure 1).

Judges (1)

Azhar bin Abdul Hamid Delivered

Counsel (7)

AmerBON, Advocates Firm Amer Hamzah bin Arshad Counsel Applicant Joshua Tay H'ng Foong Counsel Applicant Kee Shu Min Counsel Applicant Low Chin How Counsel Respondent Nurul Atiqah binti Mohamad Alias Counsel Respondent Zander Lim Wai Keong Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Tai Boon Wee Applicant Wong Ping Kiong Applicant

Statutes Cited

Prevention of Corruption Act 1961

s 4(c)

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)

[1971] 1 MLJ 125 [1974] 1 MLJ 20 [1991] 2 MLJ 544 [1997] MLJU 238 [2014] 6 CLJ 423 [2014] 9 CLJ 289

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