Judge Mohd Nasir Nordin made the decision after Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officer Wan Ahmad Nidzam Wan Omar said the prosecution had withdrawn the charge against Zamri, 50.

Wan Ahmad Nidzam told the court the charge was withdrawn after the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) was satisfied with the representation submitted by Zamri through his lawyer Mohd Baharuddin Ahmad Kassim in early April.

Wan Ahmad Nidzam, however, requested that the accused be discharged not amounting to acquittal under Section 254 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Baharuddin argued his client should be acquitted and discharged under Section 254(3) of the same code since the AGC had accepted the representation of the defence.

In this regard, Judge Nasir acquitted and discharged Zamri from the charge and ordered the bail surety of RM8,000 be returned to the accused.

Zamri, the Jalan Pasar Pudu Umno branch chief, who was entrusted with the branch’s account, was charged with CBT after he banked in a cheque amounting to RM4,350 into his own account.

The money should have been paid to a tailoring shop (Mun Men’s Wear).

Zamri, who was a furniture trader, was charged with committing the offence in Cheras on Jan 27, 2014 under Section 409 of the Penal Code which provides for a maximum jail term of 20 years with caning and liable to a fine upon conviction.

– BERNAMA