Kenneth Jeyaretnam, 1959 – 2026 
Another Tiger Falls in China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign 
Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad ruled that the defence had successfully raised reasonable doubt over all three charges faced by Bung’s 48-year-old widow.
Following her acquittal, Zizie said she felt relieved after seven years of court proceedings.
“Only Allah knows [what I went through]. I am a private person and do not talk about my private life, and seven years of keeping everything inside is enough. And Alhamdulillah, today I feel everything – I feel such relief,” she said outside the Kuala Lumpur court complex on Monday morning.
“I will go on with life. I have a large responsibility to care for five children, and I am a single mother now.”
Prosecutors alleged that, on June 12, 2015, Bung received US$538,000 and US$64,200 from Public Mutual investment agent Madhi Abdul Hamid, as well as US$82,600 from unit trust consultant Norhaili Ahmad Mokhtar, as an inducement for Felcra Berhad to invest US$36.7 million in Public Mutual unit trust products.
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