The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today ordered former Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) chief executive officer Zahrah Abd Wahab Fenner to enter her defence on eight corruption charges linked to the organisation of SSM programmes 11 years ago.

Judge Azura Alwi ruled that the prosecution had established a prima facie case on four counts of corruptly obtaining bribes amounting to RM1.21 million and four counts of abetting her son, Abdulazeez Wan Ruslan, 40, in receiving RM160,000 in bribes...