PUTRAJAYA: The final appeal hearing for former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony, who was convicted of forgery, has been scheduled for July 18.
The Free Malaysia Today reported today that the Deputy public prosecutor Haresh Prakash Somiah stated that the date was set during case management before deputy registrar Noor Firdaus Rosli.
However, Peter’s lawyers have indicated that they will be submitting representations to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Another case management session will be held on July 4 to provide an update on the status of the representations.
If the representations are unfavorable, the appeal will proceed on July 18.
Peter was convicted by the Kuala Lumpur sessions court for forging a letter from the office of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah vice-chancellor.
The offence occurred between June 13 and August 21, 2014, at the office of the principal private secretary to then-prime minister Najib Razak at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya. On May 26, 2022,
Peter was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined RM50,000, which he has already paid.
