Judge Abu Bakar Katar ruled that the sessions court erred in its decision to free and acquit Latif, 55, his son Ahmad Fauzan Hatim, 29, and real estate consultant Amir Shariffuddin Abd Raub, 48, two years ago.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy director Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said the court allowed the three bail of RM1.1 million with a property bond as surety for all the charges.

“The High Court judge held the sessions court judge made a mistake when he failed to take into consideration several important issues.

“The court also ruled that all prima facie evidence had been proven, and set Nov 14 for re-mention of the case in the lower court,” he told reporters outside the court here today.

Wan Shaharuddin led the prosecution while lawyer Salehuddin Saidin led the defence team.

Only immediate families of the accused were allowed in the courtroom to follow the proceedings.

On June 14, 2017, the three were charged with 33 counts of corruption and four counts of money laundering involving RM35.7 million.

Sessions court judge Kamarudin Kamsun on April 21, 2019 ordered that Latif, Fauzan and Amir be released and acquitted after deciding that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case.

The three were charged under Section 28(1)(C) of the MACC Act 2009, and Sections 32(8)(c) and 89 of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

The proceeding today was to decide whether to call the former state housing and local government committee chairman and the two other accused to enter their defence or to acquit them.