KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today discharged former Federal Territories minister Tengku Adnan Mansor on his RM1 million corruption case.
Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali granted the order today when the prosecution told the court that they do not wish to proceed with their case against Tengku Adnan due to some “new developments”.
His trial was scheduled to resume today.
The charge against Tengku Adnan, popularly known as Ku Nan, was for allegedly receiving RM1 million from businessman Tan Eng Boon to approve an application by Nucleus Properties Sdn Bhd (now known as Paragon City Development Sdn Bhd) to increase the industrial plot ratio of a piece of land on Jalan Semarak.
The offence was said to have taken place at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) CIMB branch on Dec 27, 2013.
The charge against Tengku Adnan was under Section 24(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act. If convicted, he could have been jailed up to 20 years and fined five times the gratification amount received.
Previously, the court fined Tan RM1.5 million for bribing Tengku Adnan over an alternative charge for allegedly abetting Tengku Adnan under Section 165 of the Penal Code which carries a two-year jail term, a fine or both upon conviction.
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