Zizie Izette acquitted of abetting late husband in RM2.8mil bribery case
Former actress Zizie Izette has been acquitted of abetting her late husband in a bribery case involving a unit trust investment. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to establish criminal intent or conspiracy.
Why it matters
This legal outcome concludes a high-profile corruption case involving political figures, highlighting judicial processes in financial crime.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former actress Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad has been acquitted by the Sessions Court here of three charges of abetting her late husband Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin involving a RM2.8mil bribery linked to a RM150mil unit trust investment.
Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad, in his brief decision, said the accused had proven a reasonable doubt in the case.
"Since the charges against the principal offender were withdrawn because of his passing, the charges against the accused could not stand in this case.
"The prosecution has failed to establish an essential ingredient of the charges. I also find that the accused had no knowledge of the investment.
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