Kota Kinabalu: Warisan's former State Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Peter Anthony was freed from five counts of money-laundering involving a sum of RM8.75 million and abetting a lawyer in committing criminal breach of trust.
Sessions Court Judge Abu Bakar Manat discharged and acquitted Peter from all the charges when the prosecution informed the court that there was new development in the case on Tuesday.
The prosecution informed that the representation letter forwarded earlier by Peter had been accepted by the Chief Federal Counsel and asked for Peter to be given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
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