JUDGMENT

Nordin Hassan FCJ:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal by the Public Prosecutor against the decision of the Court of Appeal to acquit and discharge the respondent from nine charges of corruption offences, and to set aside the decision of the High Court on these bribery charges.

[2] The High Court had earlier convicted the respondent of receiving bribes under s 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 ("the MACC Act") and sentenced him to 6 years' imprisonment for each charge and to cumulative fines of RM15,450,000.00 for all nine charges. In default of the payment of the fine, two years' imprisonment is imposed. Meanwhile, the High Court acquitted and discharged the respondent of the charge of criminal breach of trust under s 409 of the Penal Code, the first charge against the respondent. The prosecution did not appeal against the acquittal of the offence of criminal breach of trust.