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A Sessions Court in Ipoh has acquitted an electrician of charges related to cannabis cultivation at his residence, with the judge determining that prosecutors had not met the burden of proof required for conviction.
A Johor Baru High Court has acquitted and discharged three mechanics of trafficking charges involving more than 4kg of ketamine and methamphetamine valued at RM1.8 million. The case dates back five years.
A Sessions court has acquitted the widow of a prominent Malaysian politician in a RM2.8 million corruption case that spanned seven years, finding the defence successfully demonstrated reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case.
Malaysia's Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of former youth minister Syed Saddiq, confirming the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn his corruption and money laundering convictions in a contentious ruling.
Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman will undertake a 170km thanksgiving run from Putrajaya to his constituency following the Federal Court's confirmation of his acquittal on Monday.