18 Feb 2020
Yong Choo Kiong
- Citation
- A-05-554-12-2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- A-05-554-12-2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The dissenting judge would have allowed the appeal and ordered transfer to the High Court because the Public Prosecutor's clear concession, supported by prosecutorial sources of information and statutory scheme linking s.418A to s.417, combined with the novelty of using the Witness Protection Act 2009 in a rape trial and the public importance of the case, made transfer expedient in the interests of justice and avoided delay and piecemeal appeals.