Court finds Khir Toyo guilty of corruption



After a hearing durability more than a year, a Shah Alam High Court today found former Selangor menteri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo guilty of graft.

Justice Mohtaruddin Baki pronounced a assign has managed to prove a box against a 46-year-old Sungai Panjang assemblyperson over in accord with doubt.
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While a assign practical for a multi-million-ringgit skill in subject to be forfeited, a counterclaim appealed to a decider for Khir to be bound over upon good behaviour.

Khir is charged underneath territory 165 of a Penal Code, which is a lesser swindle charge, compared to charges underneath a Prevention of Corruption Act as well as a brand new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

Khir is staring during a possibility of a two-year prison tenure or a excellent or both.
If a excellent is in additional of RM2,000, Khir might remove his eligibility to be an assemblyperson as well as banned from contesting in a entrance elections.
Pleading in slackening counsel M Athimulan told a probity which Khir is a initial delinquent as well as married with six children.

"The assign as well as self-assurance is singular as a valuer had evaluated a skill during RM3.5 million as it is an uncompleted property," he said.

He additionally submitted which territory 165 is a compoundable offence as well as a probity has wide office to concede to levy a fine.

"If this box is attempted during a probity justice a limit could be RM10,000.
"We argue underneath a judgment of Equality underneath Article 8 of a Federal Constitution to levy a excellent of RM10,000 as well as not more than this nonetheless this is brought prior to a High Court," he said.
Athimulan pleaded for Khir to be bound over, indicating out whic! h a prob ity has a power underneath territory 173a of a Criminal Procedure Code to recover a accused.

Kamarul Hisham asked Justice Mohtaruddin to breach probity with mercy as Khir was a state's arch senior manager as well as by convicting him a probity had already punished him.
DPP Mohd Masri Daud upon his part, argued which nonetheless a indicted is charged underneath territory 165 a probity should send a strong message which as a public servant one should not seek favours.

"It is transparent which a indicted was interested in a skill in 2004 as well as asked Shamsudin to buy it as well as after paid for it for himself."

"As a menteri besar as well as chairperson of a Selangor Development Co! rporatio n, he should have set an example as well as not use his contacts as well as acquiantances to benefit himself," he said.

Mohd Masri additionally delivered a shocker when he practical to a probity underneath territory 41 of a MACC Act for a palace to be forfeited.

"In any offence of swindle of such a nature, a probity has a option to grant damage of a property," he said.

Athimulan pronounced a counterclaim is taken aback by a prosecution's duplicate as it had given no denote of you do so.

He then asked which a probity to fix an additional date to determine a assign duplicate upon a damage of a property.

The probity has taken a mangle prior to delivering sentence.
Also present in probity was his mother Zaharah Kechik as well as about 40 of his supporters, a little seated as well as others standing in a packed courtroom.

Khir was represented by a group of lawyers led by Jahaberdeen Yunoos, M Athimulan as well as Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin.

DPP Abdul Wahab Mohamed represented a prosecution.

Khir arrived in probity as early as 9.15am, with scores of his supporters in tow.
Second Selangor MB charged with corruption
Khirw! as charg edon Dec 4 last year, with crime for obtaining for himself as well as his mother Zahrah Kechik, dual l! ots of l as well as as well as a house during No 8 & 10, Jalan Suasa 7/1L, from Ditamas Sdn Bhd director Shamsuddin Hayroni, during RM3.5 million - a reduce price than a RM6.5 million Ditamas paid for it in 2004.

khir toyo palace 060709 06The former Selangor MB allegedly entered into a contract with a knowledge which Shamsuddin had exchange with him in his central genius as a state's arch senior manager during which time.

The Sungai Panjang assemblyperson allegedly committed a offence during a Selangor menteri besar's central residence during Jalan Permata 7/1, Section 7, Shah Alam upon May 29, 2007.

He is a second Selangor menteri besar to be charged with swindle after a late Haron Idris, who outlay 3 years in prison in 1977.

azlanKhir in one of his blog postings this year alleged which 3 sovereign ministers hadwanted him jailedfor swindle following a charge.

Without fixing a ministers, Khir claimed one of them was pronounced to have told a dual others which to get back Selangor, he (Khir) must be charged.

"Are they absolute enough to control a judge? we do not hold they can direct a decider nor will a decider listen to this group," wrote Khir in a blog, ensuing in arching conjecture upon a temperament of a three.

Twenty-five assign witnesses as well as five counterclaim witnesses, together with Khir, testified during a trial.
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