Zahid seeks to have YAB charges dropped, trial postponed to Aug 1

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has sent a representation to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to have his graft charges in the trial involving misappropriation of funds from Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) dropped, the High Court was told.

His lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh told this to Court of Appeal judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is presiding at the High Court, citing"new facts and evidence" in the case.Ahmad Zahid could not continue charity work after Yayasan Akalbudi funds were frozen, court told

According to Hamidi, the representation letter which contained more than 200 pages was addressed to Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun himself and the prosecution would need to study it.Deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob confirmed that the prosecution had received the lengthy representation letter, which he said contained"complex issues".The judge then asked the DPP about the time needed to study and decide on the representation.

He said the prosecution had not received any information on the investigation but needed its outcome to decide on the representation.

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