Saravanan granted RM450,000 bail after prosecutors cite flight, witness-tampering risks
THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday granted former human resources minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan RM450,000 bail after prosecutors warned of risks that he could flee or interfere with witnesses in a case involving three bribery charges totalli...
Former Malaysian human resources minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan was granted RM450,000 bail by Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Friday. The court considered risks of him fleeing or interfering with witnesses in a case involving three bribery charges totaling RM1.097 million. Initially, Deputy Public Prosecutor Julaila Jamaluddin opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offences and Saravanan's political prominence.
However, the prosecution proposed a bail amount of RM800,000, which the court deemed reasonable and appropriate. Saravanan, also chairman of Yayasan Seniman India, was represented by three lawyers during the bail application. The court set a hearing for September 29 for the next case update. Saravanan is accused of accepting bribes of RM150,000, RM350,000, and RM597,000 from Tan Teck Lim, allegedly to approve foreign worker quotas for TYKB Engineering Sdn Bhd.
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