
Isa Samad exhausts legal options as Federal Court rejects final appeal
The Federal Court has rejected Isa Samad's final appeal bid, closing off legal remedies in his long-running case. A royal pardon now represents his only remaining option.
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The Federal Court has rejected Isa Samad's final appeal bid, closing off legal remedies in his long-running case. A royal pardon now represents his only remaining option.

Malaysia's High Court has overturned the acquittal of a defendant in a royal insult case, allowing the prosecution's appeal and sending the matter back to the sessions court for retrial.
The High Court has rescheduled the graft appeal of a former Youth and Sports Ministry finance division secretary to September, following a defence application that prompted the adjournment from its original June date.