Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman

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Charge:	"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"
Sentence:	"1 month or fine of US$3,229"
Years Imprisoned:	0.08
Year Crime:	1996
Year Convicted:	2010
Year Cleared:	2010
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Malaysia
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Wrongly convicted on March 11, 2010, of committing of bankruptcy fraud in 2010 by guaranteeing a bank loan and an overdraft. Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman had declared bankruptcy in 1996, but at the time of trial Rahman's lawyers did not have proof it had been annulled on May 9, 1997. Rahman was sentenced to one month in jail or a fine of RM 10,000 (US$3,229 at exchange rate on 10-18-2010). Malaysia's High Court set aside Rahman's conviction in September 2010 based on new evidence that his bankruptcy had been annulled in 1997, and therefore he could not have committed the bankruptcy fraud in 2010."
Conviction Caused By:	False assumption by prosecutors that Rahman had an undischarged bankruptcy at the time he guaranted a loan an overdraft.
Innocence Proved By:	"Malaysia's High Court set aside Rahman's conviction in September 2010 based on new evidence that his bankruptcy had been annulled in 1997, and therefore he could not have committed the bankruptcy fraud in 2010."
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Age When Imprisoned:	49
Age When Released:	49
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Suhaili's bankruptcy conviction is quashed, Daily Express (Sabah, Malaysia), September 28, 2010"
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Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman

Charge:

"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)"

Sentence:

"1 month or fine of US$3,229"

Years Imprisoned:

0.08

Year Crime:

1996

Year Convicted:

2010

Year Cleared:

2010

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Malaysia

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

False assumption by prosecutors that Rahman had an undischarged bankruptcy at the time he guaranted a loan an overdraft.

Innocence Proved By:

"Malaysia's High Court set aside Rahman's conviction in September 2010 based on new evidence that his bankruptcy had been annulled in 1997, and therefore he could not have committed the bankruptcy fraud in 2010."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

49

Age When Released:

49

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Suhaili's bankruptcy conviction is quashed, Daily Express (Sabah, Malaysia), September 28, 2010"

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http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=74877

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