COMMENT | The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed the prosecution’s appeal and, in turn, ordered Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin and his wife, Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, to enter their defence on three corruption charges involving RM2.8 million.

On Sept 18, 2023, the prosecution filed an appeal against the decision of High Court judge Azhar Abdul Hamid on Sept 7, 2023, to acquit the couple of the charges.

Before that, circa early September 2022, the learned Sessions Court judge ordered the duo to enter their defence, having satisfied that the prosecution had successfully established a prima facie case against both of them.

However, the decision was subsequently set aside by the High Court judge when they filed an application for revision pursuant to Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).