PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal struck out the appeal filed by former Sabah Infrastructure Development minister Datuk Peter Anthony (pic) , who’s charged with utilizing false paperwork, to switch his case from the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court.
A 3-man bench comprising Datuk Nor Bee Ariffin, Datuk Ahmad Nasfy Yasin and Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali got here to a unanimous choice through the proceedings on Tuesday (March 15).
Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Zaki Asyraf Zubir mentioned the appellant (Peter) by no means appeared in court all through the case administration.
“I request that the court set a deadline for the appellant to look in court,” he mentioned, including that the appellant had solely filed a notice of appeal, however the appeal petition had not been filed since final 12 months. Peter and his legal professional weren’t current at Tuesday’s proceedings.
Peter filed an appeal in opposition to the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s choice on March 18 final 12 months for his case to be transferred to the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court.
Peter, 51, was charged because the managing director of Asli Jati Engineering Sdn Bhd with falsifying a letter from the Office of Universiti Malaysia Sabah Vice-Chancellor dated June 9, 2014, by inserting a false assertion with the intention of utilizing it to deceive others.
The offence was allegedly dedicated on the Office of the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister on the Perdana Putra constructing in Putrajaya between June 13 and Augt 21, 2014.
The cost, framed below Section 468 of the Penal Code, carries a most jail time period of seven years and a fantastic, if convicted.
On Dec 14 final 12 months, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court ordered Peter to enter defence after discovering that the prosecution had succeeded in proving a prima facie case in opposition to him.
On Feb 18, the defence crew closed its case after calling three witnesses together with Peter. The court set March 31 to listen to oral submissions from each events earlier than deciding on the case.- Bernama
