The Attorney-General’s Chambers defends decision to seek a discharge in deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption trial.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was previously ordered to enter his defence to 47 charges, which comprised eight for corruption, 12 for CBT, and 27 for money laundering.
The AGC said that the grounds it presented before High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah were deemed “cogent” and accepted by the court, Harian Metro reported. The decision however drew brickbats, with activists, party leaders from the unity government as well as the opposition demanding an explanation from the AG.
“Referring to news reports that the attorney-general’s decision to drop the charges against Zahid was immoral, the AGC would like to emphasise that the DNAA application was based on grounds which were presented and accepted by the court,” it was quoted as saying.
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