Oct 29 fixed to hear appeal against Mohd Isa's acquittal
The date was fixed by deputy registrar Wan Fatimah Zaharah Wan Yussof during case management here yesterday.
Deputy public prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz, when contacted, said that parties have been instructed to file their submissions by Oct 14, which is two weeks before the hearing date.
Mohd Isa's lawyer Siti Sarah Khalil confirmed the matter.
The prosecution filed the notice of appeal on March 7 last year and the petition of appeal on June 26, with 24 reasons why the Court of Appeal had erred in acquitting Mohd Isa.
On March 6 last year, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel set aside Mohd Isa's conviction and six-year sentence, as well as the RM15.45mil fine imposed by the High Court on Feb 3, 2021.
In 2018, Mohd Isa was accused of nine counts of receiving RM3,090,000 in bribes from Ikhwan Zaidel, a director of Gegasan Abadi Properties Sdn Bhd, through his former special political officer Muhammad Zahid Md Arip as an inducement for facilitating Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd's approval to purchase the Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites for RM160mil.
The offences were alleged to have taken place at Level 49, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, No. 11, Persiaran KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, between July 21, 2014 and Dec 11, 2015.
He was charged under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, which provides for a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
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