The High Court here set three days from Sept 19 to hear former Selangor Mentri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo's defamation suit against Sekinchan assemblyman Ng Suee Lim.
Senior assistant registrar Syajaratudur Abd Rahman set the dates in her chambers on Monday.
The case is set for hearing before Justice Dr Badariah Sahamid.
Dr Mohamad Khir, in his suit, filed in January last year, claimed that Ng had tried to tarnish his image through a statement, including in the media, about the ownership of a bungalow.
Ng, in his statement of defence, claimed that he had conditional justification to expose any abuse of power by the former mentri besar.
He denied that the statement was defamatory, either in fact or in law.
Ng also said that the statement was a fair comment made in the public's interest and was factually true.
On July 6, 2009, the DAP assemblyman claimed that Dr Mohamad Khir had spent about RM24mil to buy a bungalow in Section 7 here when his income was estimated at only RM576,000 a year, or a total of RM4.6mil, in the eight years that he had held office.
Dr Mohamad Khir denied the allegation and said that the bungalow cost only RM3.5mil and was bought with a 30-year bank loan.
Reported by Bernama
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Police Inspector and Shoplot Owner Jailed for bribery and Abetment
Jan 14, 2011 - A police inspector and a shoplot owner were each sentenced to two years in jail and fined RM15,000 by the Sessions Court for bribery and abetment.
Sessions judge Abu Bakar Katar ruled that the prosecution had proven its case against both Insp V. Vijayan, 31, and Anthony Michael Joseph, 43, beyond reasonable doubt.
Insp Vijayan had earlier pleaded not guilty to having agreed to accept a RM3,000 bribe from shoplot tenant S. Ganeswaran as an inducement not to take action against him for allegedly hiring two Indian nationals without work permits at a food stall on Aug 20, 2004.
The inspector, an investigating officer at the Brickfields police station since Oct 1, 2000, faced another charge of abetting his friend Anthony in committing corruption for a similar matter at a petrol station that same day.
Anthony, who pleaded not guilty to abetting Insp Vijayan, who had agreed to the bribe, had also been charged with receiving RM3,000 from Ganeswaran for the same matter at a car park on the same day.
In pleading for leniency, lawyer V. Aravindhashan asked the court to consider that Insp Vijayan’s career in the police force had been ruined and that he was remorseful while Anthony had only been the “middle man”.
Reported By The Star
Sessions judge Abu Bakar Katar ruled that the prosecution had proven its case against both Insp V. Vijayan, 31, and Anthony Michael Joseph, 43, beyond reasonable doubt.
Insp Vijayan had earlier pleaded not guilty to having agreed to accept a RM3,000 bribe from shoplot tenant S. Ganeswaran as an inducement not to take action against him for allegedly hiring two Indian nationals without work permits at a food stall on Aug 20, 2004.
The inspector, an investigating officer at the Brickfields police station since Oct 1, 2000, faced another charge of abetting his friend Anthony in committing corruption for a similar matter at a petrol station that same day.
Anthony, who pleaded not guilty to abetting Insp Vijayan, who had agreed to the bribe, had also been charged with receiving RM3,000 from Ganeswaran for the same matter at a car park on the same day.
In pleading for leniency, lawyer V. Aravindhashan asked the court to consider that Insp Vijayan’s career in the police force had been ruined and that he was remorseful while Anthony had only been the “middle man”.
Reported By The Star
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sultan Ordered Suspension of Khir Toyo's Title
SHAH ALAM: The Datuk Seri title of former Mentri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo was suspended by the Selangor Sultan and not surrendered voluntarily, State Secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi clarified Thursday.
The former MB's statement that he had voluntarily returned his title was not true, Mohd Khusrin said when contacted, adding that the decision to suspend the title was made by the Sultan and relayed to Dr Mohd Khir after the royal council's meeting Wednesday.
According to Mohd Khusrin, the suspension would be until the case pending against Dr Mohd Khir was settled.
"If he is found guilty, the title will be revoked. If he is not guilty, it will be returned to him," he added.
Meanwhile, in a response posted in his blog, Dr Mohd Khir maintained he had volunteered to surrender his title.
"I readily accept the suspension as I had written to the Sultan's private secretary (Datuk Munir Bani) in December, expressing my intent to temporarily return the title until my case is over," Dr Mohd Khir said.
When contacted, Dr Mohd Khir said he had written to Munir on Dec 7 and to the Sultan on Dec 10, through Munir's office.
He said he had written to secure the palace's permission to temporarily return the title as he did not have the authority to suspend it himself.
He said as he was not at the royal council's meeting, he was not in a position to say whether or not his letter had influenced the decision to suspend his title.
"I was only informed that His Highness the Sultan and the royal council had suspended my title and I assumed it this must be due to my letter," Dr Mohd Khir said.
He said Mohd Khusrin should have conferred with Munir before making the statement.
"I don't have to lie about these things," he added.
On Wednesday, the Sungai Panjang assemblyman said the policy for title-holders to surrender their titles if charged in court was made during his tenure as MB.
"Given this, it is the right and honorable thing for me to return the title to the palace.
"I wrote a letter to the palace on this matter last month," he added.
Dr Mohd Khir had said he was surrending the title "temporarily", pending the disposal of his graft trial.
Dr Mohd Khir, 45, was charged on Dec 6 in the Sessions Court here with accepting two plots of land in Section 7 here for RM3.5mil, when the said lots were bought by Ditamas Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Shamsuddin Haryoni for RM6.5mil.
Shamsuddin, 52, was also charged with abetting in the deal of the property on May 29, 2007.
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Reported By The Star
The former MB's statement that he had voluntarily returned his title was not true, Mohd Khusrin said when contacted, adding that the decision to suspend the title was made by the Sultan and relayed to Dr Mohd Khir after the royal council's meeting Wednesday.
According to Mohd Khusrin, the suspension would be until the case pending against Dr Mohd Khir was settled.
"If he is found guilty, the title will be revoked. If he is not guilty, it will be returned to him," he added.
Meanwhile, in a response posted in his blog, Dr Mohd Khir maintained he had volunteered to surrender his title.
"I readily accept the suspension as I had written to the Sultan's private secretary (Datuk Munir Bani) in December, expressing my intent to temporarily return the title until my case is over," Dr Mohd Khir said.
When contacted, Dr Mohd Khir said he had written to Munir on Dec 7 and to the Sultan on Dec 10, through Munir's office.
He said he had written to secure the palace's permission to temporarily return the title as he did not have the authority to suspend it himself.
He said as he was not at the royal council's meeting, he was not in a position to say whether or not his letter had influenced the decision to suspend his title.
"I was only informed that His Highness the Sultan and the royal council had suspended my title and I assumed it this must be due to my letter," Dr Mohd Khir said.
He said Mohd Khusrin should have conferred with Munir before making the statement.
"I don't have to lie about these things," he added.
On Wednesday, the Sungai Panjang assemblyman said the policy for title-holders to surrender their titles if charged in court was made during his tenure as MB.
"Given this, it is the right and honorable thing for me to return the title to the palace.
"I wrote a letter to the palace on this matter last month," he added.
Dr Mohd Khir had said he was surrending the title "temporarily", pending the disposal of his graft trial.
Dr Mohd Khir, 45, was charged on Dec 6 in the Sessions Court here with accepting two plots of land in Section 7 here for RM3.5mil, when the said lots were bought by Ditamas Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Shamsuddin Haryoni for RM6.5mil.
Shamsuddin, 52, was also charged with abetting in the deal of the property on May 29, 2007.
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Reported By The Star
Khir Toyo Returns 'Datuk Seri' Title
SHAH ALAM: Former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo said he had returned the Selangor State Award which carries the title 'Dato Seri' temporarily.
Dr Mohamad Khir wrote in his blog, http://www.drkhir.com, today that he decided to return the title after he was charged in court for corruption involving two lots of land and a luxury house at Section 7, here.
He said that in mid-December last year, he had sent a letter to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to return the state award, Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (S.P.M.S), which carries the title Dato Seri, temporarily.
"Today, the (Selangor) Royal Council had consented to the return of the award.
"The return of the title is to avoid the state award from being tainted by any embarrassment during the trial (on the case)," he said.
Dr Mohamad Khir, who is also the State Assemblyman for Sungai Panjang, said following the return of the title, all media and programme organisers must drop the title Datuk Seri and instead use the name Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo only.
In December last year, Dr Mohamad Khir, 45, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to the charge that he had obtained for himself and his wife, Datin Seri Zahrah Kechik, 45, a valuable item in return for two lots of land and a bungalow No. 8 and 10, Jalan Suasa 7/1 L, Section 7, Shah Alam, from Ditamas Sdn Bhd through its director, Shamsuddin Hayroni, at a price of RM3.5 million, whereas the real estate was purchased by Ditamas on Dec 23, 2004 at a price of RM6.5 million.
Dr Mohamad Khir succeeded Tan Sri Abu Hassan Omar as the 13th Selangor Menteri Besar from August 2000 until February 2008.
He had also stepped down as the Opposition Leader in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly on Dec 8.
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Reported By The Malay Mail
Dr Mohamad Khir wrote in his blog, http://www.drkhir.com, today that he decided to return the title after he was charged in court for corruption involving two lots of land and a luxury house at Section 7, here.
He said that in mid-December last year, he had sent a letter to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to return the state award, Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (S.P.M.S), which carries the title Dato Seri, temporarily.
"Today, the (Selangor) Royal Council had consented to the return of the award.
"The return of the title is to avoid the state award from being tainted by any embarrassment during the trial (on the case)," he said.
Dr Mohamad Khir, who is also the State Assemblyman for Sungai Panjang, said following the return of the title, all media and programme organisers must drop the title Datuk Seri and instead use the name Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo only.
In December last year, Dr Mohamad Khir, 45, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to the charge that he had obtained for himself and his wife, Datin Seri Zahrah Kechik, 45, a valuable item in return for two lots of land and a bungalow No. 8 and 10, Jalan Suasa 7/1 L, Section 7, Shah Alam, from Ditamas Sdn Bhd through its director, Shamsuddin Hayroni, at a price of RM3.5 million, whereas the real estate was purchased by Ditamas on Dec 23, 2004 at a price of RM6.5 million.
Dr Mohamad Khir succeeded Tan Sri Abu Hassan Omar as the 13th Selangor Menteri Besar from August 2000 until February 2008.
He had also stepped down as the Opposition Leader in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly on Dec 8.
Previous News : Khir Toyo's corruption Trial To Start in June
Reported By The Malay Mail
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