Senior corporate lawyer acquitted of 3 insider trading charges

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Oct 20, 2021 8:19 AM | Updated: Oct 20, 2021 3:21 PM

Senior corporate lawyer E Sreesanthan walked out a free man today following the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court acquitting him of four insider trading charges linked to three public-listed firms.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court also affirmed the legal practitioner's earlier acquittal on three counts of insider trading of Sime Darby Berhad shares in 2006.

Previously on Jan 11, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court acquitted him of three counts of insider trading of Sime Darby shares. The prosecution then appealed to the High Court...

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