00:00The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed an appeal seeking to prevent the High Court
00:06from hearing a lawyer's legal challenge to his arrest and remand.
00:11The Attorney General sought to prevent lawyer Rosli Dahlan from bringing proceedings against
00:16the police and government for wrongfully arresting him during investigations into ISERV online
00:21mall sender Berhad in 2023.
00:24A three-member bench chaired by Justice Supang Lian said today that they found no merit
00:29in Dusuki Mokhtar's appeal.
00:32Supang said the High Court was entitled to determine whether an application for leave
00:36to bring judicial review proceedings was frivolous or whether the applicant has an arguable case.
00:43Last year, Justice Ahmad Kamal Shahid, now an appeals court judge, granted Rosli leave
00:48to pursue his legal challenge, citing tribal issues as regards his remand, tribal ban and
00:54the freezing of his bank accounts.
00:56On December 29, 2023, Rosli filed for judicial review of the police and government's actions,
01:02claiming the police abused their powers under the anti-money laundering law.
01:07He also accused the police of falsely linking him to a 2018 police report lodged by AirAsia,
01:14which claimed it had been cheated by ISERV.
01:17Natasha Buzd, FMT News.
