(Kuala Lumpur, 16th) This week, several cases involving public interest will be heard and judged in the Kuala Lumpur High Court and the Putrajaya Court of Appeal and Federal Court. These include the Federal Court ruling on "Sisters in Islam" challenging the Selangor religious law appeal, former Perak state assemblyman Paul Yong's rape case appeal, and the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) lawsuit against Public Bank.
The Federal Court will on Thursday (June 19) make a final ruling on the "Sisters in Islam" organization's challenge against the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS)'s 2014 declaration that labeled the organization as "heretical."
Previously, on March 14, 2023, the Court of Appeal, by a 2-1 majority, dismissed the appeal of the Sisters in Islam organization and one of its co-founders, Zainah Anwar, seeking to annul the Islamic regulation.
In the case concerning former Perak executive councilor Paul Yong accused of molesting a maid, the Ipoh High Court on July 27, 2022, convicted Yong of sexually assaulting a foreign maid and sentenced him to 13 years in prison and 2 strokes of the cane. The Court of Appeal upheld the Ipoh High Court's ruling, and thereafter, Yong sought leave to appeal to the Federal Court to overturn the conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court had on November 12, 2024, ordered the case to be sent back to the High Court for a decision on the authenticity of new evidence presented by the defense team.
However, the Ipoh High Court on March 7 this year ruled to reject the admission of the new evidence.
This Wednesday, the Court of Appeal will also rule on the compensation to be paid by Public Bank to the National Feedlot Corporation.
Public Bank was sued for leaking the bank account information of NFCorp and related entities in 2012. Previously, the Court of Appeal ruled that Public Bank should pay a symbolic compensation of RM10,000 and court costs of RM500,000.
The Federal Court on May 26 unanimously dismissed the bank's appeal and allowed the plaintiff to claim aggravated and punitive damages.
In the Kuala Lumpur High Court, the court has set June 20 (Friday) to rule on Najib's application for discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA).
Currently, Najib, who is serving his sentence at Kajang Prison, applied for a pardon on September 2, 2022. Subsequently, on January 29 last year, the Pardon Board reduced his sentence from 12 years to 6 years, and his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million.
The case of former Petronas performance manager Mohamad Khairul Akmal, who was charged with attempting to leak confidential company documents to a third party, will have a case management on Monday (June 16) at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
The Putrajaya Court will also hear a case on Tuesday (June 17) involving a male artist accused of indecent assault on a 17-year-old female fan under Section 14(a) of the Child Sexual Offences Act 2017.
According to police information, the victim was a fan of the artist, and the two met through her work at a coffee shop. The incident allegedly occurred in a hotel in Petaling Jaya, and the girl's mother lodged a police report earlier this month.
Furthermore, the Kuala Lumpur High Court will continue on Wednesday (June 18) to hear the case of Afendi Mohamad, who is charged with murdering his parents on December 9, 2023.
Afendi is accused of killing his 82-year-old former Petaling Jaya City Council employee father and 72-year-old housewife mother.
The Federal Court will on Thursday (June 19) make a final ruling on the "Sisters in Islam" organization's challenge against the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS)'s 2014 declaration that labeled the organization as "heretical."
Previously, on March 14, 2023, the Court of Appeal, by a 2-1 majority, dismissed the appeal of the Sisters in Islam organization and one of its co-founders, Zainah Anwar, seeking to annul the Islamic regulation.
In the case concerning former Perak executive councilor Paul Yong accused of molesting a maid, the Ipoh High Court on July 27, 2022, convicted Yong of sexually assaulting a foreign maid and sentenced him to 13 years in prison and 2 strokes of the cane. The Court of Appeal upheld the Ipoh High Court's ruling, and thereafter, Yong sought leave to appeal to the Federal Court to overturn the conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court had on November 12, 2024, ordered the case to be sent back to the High Court for a decision on the authenticity of new evidence presented by the defense team.
However, the Ipoh High Court on March 7 this year ruled to reject the admission of the new evidence.
This Wednesday, the Court of Appeal will also rule on the compensation to be paid by Public Bank to the National Feedlot Corporation.
Public Bank was sued for leaking the bank account information of NFCorp and related entities in 2012. Previously, the Court of Appeal ruled that Public Bank should pay a symbolic compensation of RM10,000 and court costs of RM500,000.
The Federal Court on May 26 unanimously dismissed the bank's appeal and allowed the plaintiff to claim aggravated and punitive damages.
In the Kuala Lumpur High Court, the court has set June 20 (Friday) to rule on Najib's application for discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA).
Currently, Najib, who is serving his sentence at Kajang Prison, applied for a pardon on September 2, 2022. Subsequently, on January 29 last year, the Pardon Board reduced his sentence from 12 years to 6 years, and his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million.
The case of former Petronas performance manager Mohamad Khairul Akmal, who was charged with attempting to leak confidential company documents to a third party, will have a case management on Monday (June 16) at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
The Putrajaya Court will also hear a case on Tuesday (June 17) involving a male artist accused of indecent assault on a 17-year-old female fan under Section 14(a) of the Child Sexual Offences Act 2017.
According to police information, the victim was a fan of the artist, and the two met through her work at a coffee shop. The incident allegedly occurred in a hotel in Petaling Jaya, and the girl's mother lodged a police report earlier this month.
Furthermore, the Kuala Lumpur High Court will continue on Wednesday (June 18) to hear the case of Afendi Mohamad, who is charged with murdering his parents on December 9, 2023.
Afendi is accused of killing his 82-year-old former Petaling Jaya City Council employee father and 72-year-old housewife mother.