Court upholds ruling quashing MMEA officer’s dismissal over drug case
Court of Appeal says the High Court made no error of law or fact warranting appellate intervention.
The Malaysian Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision which gave a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officer named Firuz Alzarhari Abu Bakar a new chance to fight his dismissal after he was convicted of drug-related offenses. The three-judge panel, consisting of Justices Choo Kah Sing, Ismail Brahim, and Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, ruled that the agency's disciplinary board made errors when dismissing Firuz for alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
The court found that the board relied on incorrect facts in its decision to terminate Firuz's employment in December 2023. Firuz, a senior petty officer with MMEA, was arrested in March 2020 near Kuala Lumpur International Airport for possession of cannabis and administering a dangerous drug. He later pleaded guilty and was given a three-year good behavior bond in 2022.
Firuz challenged his dismissal in 2024, claiming he was not given a fair hearing and an opportunity to explain his situation. The Court of Appeal also ordered the government to pay Firuz RM30,000 in legal costs. The government and the MMEA disciplinary board were among the parties named in the appeal.
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