The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today ordered former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh to defend himself on two charges of obtaining a bribe amounting to RM200,000 for the issuance of work permits.

Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan made the decision after allowing the prosecution's appeal to set aside the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court's decision on Dec 18, 2020, which acquitted and freed Sabudin from the two charges.

"The appeal is...