Zahid seeks to drop 47 charges, trial to resume on Aug 1

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has sent a letter of representation to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to drop 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering involving Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) against him.

Lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh, representing Zahid, asked High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is now a Court of Appeal judge, to adjourn today's proceedings pending a decision from Attorney-General Idrus Harun (on the representation).

“We wrote a letter of representation in January, and...