Peter Anthony’s final appeal against conviction, sentence to be heard July 18
The final appeal of former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony to set aside the conviction and prison sentence as well as fine for forging a letter regarding maintenance and service work contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be heard at the Court of Appeal on July 18.
The matter was announced by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin when contacted by Bernama, after case management online before Court of Appeal deputy registrar Mohd Khairi Haron yesterday.
Lawyer Emile Ezra Md Hussain representing Peter, 53, confirmed the hearing date of the case.
On April 19, 2023, Peter filed an appeal to set aside the conviction and sentence of three years’ imprisonment and a fine of RM50,000 in default 15 months’ imprisonment handed down by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on May 26. 2022.
The Melalap assemblyman previously failed in his appeal at the High Court on April 18 last year, and this is his final appeal at the Court of Appeal.
High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Bache, who dismissed Peter’s appeal, agreed with the trial judge’s finding that Peter falsified a document to get a project at UMS, even though he knew the project was through an open tender.
Peter, the managing director of Syarikat Asli Jati Sdn Bhd, was charged with falsifying a letter from the office of UMS vicechancellor dated June 9, 2014, which included false statements with the intention to deceive.
The act was committed in the office of the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister at Perdana Putra building, Putrajaya between June 13 and Aug 21, 2014. — Bernama