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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has reached a unanimous decision to acquit Sam Ke Ting in the infamous and drawn-out "Basikal Lajak" court case that began in 2017. See Also: 'Extreme abuse of power': Ocasio-Cortez slams abortion pill ruling On April 13, 2022, local clerk Sam was found guilty of causing the death of eight young cyclists along a stretch of a dimly-lit road in Johor Bahru at 3.20 a.m. on February 18, 2017, and was handed a six-year prison term alongside an RM6,000 (US$1,358) fine. See Also: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg makes the most incredible statement of the day After an investigation by the police, it was found that Sam had not been speeding and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Also, the eight deaths had arisen after a large group of youths had been riding modified bicycles along the poorly-lit and winding road that Sam had been using when she collided into them. See Also: Former President Donald J. Trump Delivers Remarks...

A year ago, the investigation into the former president appeared from the outside to be over. But a series of crucial turning points led to this week's indictment. One year ago this week, the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into Donald J. Trump appeared to be dead in the water. See Also:   Former President Donald Trump's indictment could make turnout in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election 'unstable' The two leaders of the investigation had recently resigned after the new district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, decided not to charge Mr. Trump at that point. Amid a fierce backlash to his decision — and a brutal start to his tenure — Mr. Bragg insisted that the investigation was not over. But a disbelieving media questioned why, if the effort was still moving forward, there were so few signs of it. See Also: former President Trump and special counsel Jack Smith bringing a "new level of aggressiveness and urgency" at the Department of Justice ...