The revelation comes two years after Putrajaya announced it was dropping the generational endgame provision which was opposed by big tobacco firms.

Former Padang Serai MP N Surendran, who is representing the incumbent, says the defence will apply to strike out the charge against Azman Nasrudin.

This follows the emergence of a second video showing a woman stating that the MACC chief had always known about a plot said to be orchestrated by the prime minister and his aide to record incriminating videos of Sabah politicians.

The prosecution is appealing against the decision to the Federal Court.

The former minister is found guilty of receiving RM2 million from a businessman in 2016.