Federal Court sets aside retrial order against ex-Rantau returning officer

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The Federal Court today set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision to order a retrial of contempt of court proceedings against a former returning officer for the Rantau constituency. Chief Judge of Malaya Azahar Mohamed, who chaired a three-member panel, said the appellate court's order for a retrial was not proper as there was a denial of Amino Agos Suyub's right to a fair trial. In delivering the court's unanimous decision, Azahar said the High Court's refusal to allow Amino Agos to call Daing Muhammad Rahimi Abdul Hamid as a witness was a gross violation of the rule of law. He said Amino Agos ought to have been given the opportunity to be heard in his defence and given the right to call any witnesses to support his defence. The panel, which included Federal Court judges Hasnah Mohammed Hashim and Rhodzariah Bujang, allowed Amino Agos's appeal to set aside the …