Pekan Umno withdraws RM700k forfeiture application appeal

Pekan Umno today withdrew its appeal against a High Court's decision in dismissing its application to strike out a government’s application to forfeit RM700,000 in its account which had been frozen for allegedly being linked to 1MDB.

Justice Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, who chaired the Court of Appeal three-member bench in Putrajaya, said the appeal was struck out by consent of both parties.

He said the parties agreed that the issues raised in the appeal would be heard in the High Court.

Deputy public prosecutor Nahra Dollah then told the court that the Kuala Lumpur High Court had set Feb 28 to hear the forfeiture application.

Earlier, lawyer M Reza Hassan, representing Pekan Umno, said his client decided to withdraw the appeal following a discussion with the prosecution.

The other two judges on the bench were Rhodzariah Bujang and Hadhariah Syed Ismail.

On Aug 30 last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed Pekan Umno's application to set aside the forfeiture notice which was filed by the MACC.

However, judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali ordered the prosecution to file an amended notice that complied with Section 9(C) of the Societies Act 1966.

Pekan Umno filed to strike out the notice on grounds that the forfeiture application had named the wrong person. — Bernama