Company director acquitted of extorting Sunway Group chair

A company director was acquitted of extorting RM5 million from Sunway Group chairperson Jeffrey Cheah after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) decided not to pursue the case.

On Feb 27, 2019, Cheah Chyuan Yong, 39, pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to the charge of extorting Jeffrey by threatening to make public a letter from the MACC.

The offence was allegedly committed with the aim to prompt Jeffrey to hand over a...