KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has not yet made a decision on Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s representation letters, in which he is seeking the dropping of 47 criminal breach of trust, corruption, and money laundering charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB). This was revealed during the trial proceedings on Tuesday (Aug 1) at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, the head of AGC’s Trial and Appeals division, stated that the AGC is still awaiting the findings of further investigations conducted by a Special Task Force of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) concerning new evidence presented by the defence. “The special task force is conducting the investigation and there is no decision yet on it,” he said.
Ahmad Zahid, who is 70 years old, submitted a 200-page letter of representation to Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun, in an effort to convince him to drop the charges. The first letter was submitted in January, followed by a second letter in February which contained additional facts and evidence.
The representation was accompanied by a letter dated February 20 from MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, instructing the agency to conduct further investigations into the new facts and evidence presented by the defence.
During the proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob appeared alongside Ahmad Zahid’s lawyer, Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik. Ahmad Zahid, who also serves as the Rural and Regional Development Minister, is facing a total of 47 charges, including criminal breach of trust, corruption, and money laundering, involving millions of ringgit belonging to YAB.
In the continuation of the trial, the prosecution began cross-examining the sixth defence witness, Ahmad Zahid’s special officer, Datuk Mohd Kamal Abdullah, who is 66 years old. – Bernama
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