by BERNAMA/ pic by BLOOMBERG

THE Pekan Umno yesterday withdrew its appeal against a High Court’s decision in dismissing its application to strike out the government’s application to forfeit RM700,000 in its account, which had been frozen for allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

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

He said both parties agreed that all issues raised in the appeal are to be taken up at the hearing in the High Court.

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

Earlier, lawyer Datuk 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 are Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang and Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail.

On Aug 30 last year, the KL High Court dismissed Pekan Umno’s application to set aside the forfeiture notice filed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). However, High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali ordered the prosecution to file an amended notice that complied with Section 9(C) of the Societies 1966.

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