KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Former Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad fears that he will be discriminated against should his corruption trial proceed in the Sessions Court instead of the High Court. Shahrir’s lawyer Syahrul Syazwan Salehin said today that these cases had similar charges and were all transferred to the High Court without any objection from the prosecution. “All three cases have the same elements; all were transferred [to the High Court] without objection. Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi, who is set to preside over the trial, has also pushed the trial's start date, pending the outcome of the application before Justice Zaini. Read also:Court sets 20 days starting from April 1 to hear Shahrir Samad's money laundering caseShahrir wants to write to AG to have money laundering charge dropped — lawyerAhmad Maslan, Shahrir claim trial to money laundering charges

Source: The Edge Markets March 30, 2021 08:12 UTC