Albert Tei fails in bid to move five corruption charges to High Court

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has dismissed businessman Albert Tei's attempt to transfer five corruption charges from the Sessions Court to the High Court. Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin dismissed the application, stating that the issues raised were not complex and could be adequately handled in the Sessions Court. Tei, 37, faces charges of giving RM140,000 in cash bribes and other valuables to the former senior political secretary of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, in an attempt to secure assistance for companies linked to Tei in obtaining mineral exploration licenses in Sabah.

The charges, which fall under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to RM10,000 times the value of the bribe.

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