KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today fixed May 30 to decide whether to acquit or call former Labuan Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Rozman Isli to enter his defence, in relation to a charge of using his position to obtain an employment contract for Labuan Liberty Port Management Sdn Bhd (LLPM).
Judge Rozina Ayob set the date after hearing the submissions from deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Feisal Mohd Azmi and lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, who represented Rozman, at the end of the prosecution case.
The charge was framed under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and can be punished under Section 24 of the same law, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted. "Based on the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses, it is clear that the accused knew that his father and younger brother were shareholders in LLPM during the presentation made by the company to the members of the LPL board of directors, of which the accused is also a member," he said.
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