The Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged a single mother of accepting a RM50,000 bribe last year over a “royal Datuk” award and a politician of abetting her in the alleged crime.  

Judge Rosbiahanin Ariffin freed Nor Azimah Jamaludin, 31, and Rantau Panjang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Mohammad Agos Mohd Noor, 52, without calling for their defence.  

Nor Azimah had been charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act with accepting the bribe in the form of a cheque dated Dec 7, 2010, from one Izuldin Hani Mohd Noor at a restaurant in Taman Melati Kuala Lumpur on Dec 8 last year.

On an alternative charge, Nor Azimah had been charged with deceiving Izuldin Hani into believing that she could obtain the award, from the Persatuan Kerabat Diraja Duli Yang Maha Mulia Long Yunus Negeri Kelantan, when it was contrary to the Kelantan constitution.

Mohammad Agos had been charged with abetting Nor Azimah in the alleged crime.

On an alternative charge, he had been charged with abetting Nor Azimah by deceiving Izuldin Hani into believing that Nor Azimah could obtain the award when it was actually contrary to the Kelantan constitution.

Nor Azimah and Mohamad Agos were represented by counsel Nik Mohamed Ikhwan Nik Mahamud and Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi while deputy public prosecutor Abdul Razak Musa of the MACC appeared for the prosecution.  

Twenty-two witnesses testified at the trial.

- Bernama