Lawyers in NFCorp case get nod to challenge MACC notice


Latheefa previously said the notice amounted to nuisance of Shamsubahrin's legal counsel. File pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 Two lawyers were postulated leave for the legal examination to stifle the notice released to them by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in tie with investigations into the box involving the National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp).
High Court judge Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim made the preference in chambers after dismissing the rough objection by the supervision opposite the application. However, no hearing date was fixed.
The government, represented by comparison federal counsel Effandi Nazila Abdullah, had objected to the duplicate upon the grounds that the notice released by the MACC was not subject to the examination as it was not the decision.
Lawyers Latheefa Koya as well as Murnie Hidayah, in their duplicate had declared the MACC, the Malaysian supervision as well as MACC partner superintendent Suziana Ali as respondents.
They contended that the notice, dated Mar 19, requiring them to be present at the MACC domicile in Putrajaya upon Mar 23 to support in investigations involving NFCorp senior manager chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail was blank as well as contravened provisions underneath 5(2) of the Federal Constitution.
The lawyers, who are representing former NFCorp consultant Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail, claimed they were served the notice upon the same day, upon Mar 19, after accompanying their client to the MACC bureau to give his matter per Mohamad Salleh's case.
Failure to abide by the notice is an offence underneath Section 48(c) of the MACC Act 2009 punishable underneath Section 69 of the same Act, that carries the maximum RM10,000 fine or two years' jail or both, upon conviction. Bernama
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