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A bitter dispute over a dog named Rocky has culminated in animal cruelty charges at Klang Sessions Court, marking one of several significant cases entering the Malaysian court system this week.
A Penang court has acquitted four men accused of assaulting a lawyer with an iron rod, ruling there was insufficient evidence to prove their involvement in the incident.
The Malaysian Bar is mounting a legal challenge against the reduction of former Prime Minister Najib Razak's prison sentence, as the courts prepare to hear several major corruption and political cases this week.
Six men have denied charges related to the kidnapping of a 44-year-old businessman for RM8 million ransom. The case proceeded at Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya as authorities investigate the incident that occurred two weeks prior.