FORMER Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad is asking the Federal Court to reconsider its decision to convict him of corruption charges, as well as his six-year jail sentence and RM15.45 million fine.
A motion for review was filed last Wednesday (March 4) at the country’s highest court, his lawyer Datuk Abu Bakar Isa Rahmat from Messrs Hafarizam Wan Aisha Mubarak confirmed.
“The application is made under Rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules and it is filed on Isa’s instructions,” Abu Bakar told The Edge, without elaborating.
Rule 137, which stipulates the Federal Court’s inherent power to review its earlier decision in order to prevent injustice or abuse of the court process, is the only way to challenge a Federal Court decision.
Isa is currently serving time in Kajang Prison after earlier being placed at Sungai Buloh Prison.
On Feb 10, a three-member Federal Court bench led by judge Datuk Nordin Hassan had overturned Isa’s acquittal and found him guilty of nine counts of graft of receiving RM3.09 million from Gegasan Abadi Properties Sdn Bhd (GAPSB) director Ikhwan Zaidel, following Felda’s acquisition of the Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching.
The offences occurred between July 21, 2014, and Dec 11, 2015, at Menara Felda, Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, where he received the sum in tranches.
Nordin sat with judges Datuk Lee Swee Seng and Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali in the unanimous decision.
Following the apex court decision, Isa was brought to Sungai Buloh Prison first and later transferred to Kajang Prison. – March 7, 2026
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