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High Court Upholds Former Axis Adviser’s False-Statement Conviction

The High Court upheld former Axis adviser Lee Koon Huat’s conviction for abetting false financial statements, affirming six months’ imprisonment and RM800,000 in total fines.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 28 October 2026 – The Kuala Lumpur High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of former Axis Incorporation Berhad board adviser Lee Koon Huat for abetting the company in furnishing false financial statements to Bursa Malaysia.

The court dismissed Lee’s appeal against four charges connected with Axis’s unaudited quarterly results for the 2007 financial year. Evidence presented at trial established that he had instructed the inflation of the company’s reported revenue across those four quarters.

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