NST COURT WATCH: Rape acquittal, faith rehabilitation order among key court cases this week [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: An acquittal in a rape case, an order to undergo faith rehabilitation, fines for illegal racing under newly amended laws and unsuccessful court bids were among the court cases that made headlines across the country this week.
This week's court cases in Malaysia included an acquittal for celebrity preacher Da i Syed, who was cleared of raping a woman in 2019 after a 2-1 majority decision by the Court of Appeal. Meanwhile, Taiwanese karaoke centre manager Wei Fu-Chun was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after crashing his car into a police escort rider in Kuala Lumpur.
Lastly, Toh Puan Na imah Abdul Khalid, widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, failed in her suit against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over a police probe into an alleged plot to topple the government.
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