KUALA LUMPUR: An acquittal in a rape case, an order to undergo faith rehabilitation, fines for illegal racing under newly amended laws and unsuccessful court bids were among the court cases that made headlines across the country this week.
In Putrajaya, celebrity preacher Da'i Syed became a free man after succeeding in his final appeal against his rape conviction.
In Kuala Lumpur, a Taiwanese karaoke centre manager was charged with driving under the influence of drugs after allegedly crashing his car into a police escort rider attached to the entourage of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
Also in Kuala Lumpur, Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, failed in her suit against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over a police probe into an alleged plot to topple the government.
