00:00The Court of Appeal has fixed November 18 to decide in the appeal against the acquittal
00:06of Datuk Seri Bung Mokhtar Radin and his wife Datin Seri Zizi Izzet Abdul Samad from three
00:13corruption charges involving 2.8 million ringgit linked to a Falkra Berhad investment.
00:19A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim set the date after hearing oral
00:24submissions from lawyers representing Bung Mokhtar and Zizi on Wednesday.
00:29Earlier, lawyer Datuk Seri K. Kumarendran submitted to the court that two prosecution
00:35witnesses themselves had testified that there was no money received by Bung Mokhtar.
00:40He asked, quote, why should his defence be called when the prosecution witnesses themselves
00:46said that money was never received, which was the basic premium of Bung Mokhtar's charge,
00:52end quote.
00:53Meanwhile, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mazia Mohaidi informed the court that the prosecution
00:59intended to use only the written submission.
01:02The Kinabatangan MP and his wife were acquitted and discharged on September 7 last year after
01:08the High Court allowed their revision applications to overturn the decision by the Sessions Court,
01:14ordering them to enter their defence on the corruption charges.
01:17The prosecution filed its appeal on September 18.
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