AGC yet to decide on Zahid's representation letters to drop 47 charges

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There is no decision yet by the Attorney-General’s Chambers on the representation letters submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to drop the 47 criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi , the High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told on Tuesday (Aug 1).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4vzhyz8w  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 There is no decision yet by the Attorney General's Chambers, AGC, on the representation letters

00:08 submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Datto-Sri Dr Zahid Hamidi to drop the 47 charges against

00:14 him involving Ngegasan Akobudi funds.

00:17 AGC Trial and Appeals Division Head Datto-Mahmat Dusuki Mokhtar told the High Court on Tuesday

00:23 that the AGC was still waiting for the findings of further investigations conducted by a special

00:29 task force of the MACC regarding new evidence presented by the defence.

00:34 Ahmad Zahid had sent the 200-page letter of representation to Attorney General Datso-Sri

00:40 Idris Harun as a basis for consideration for the charges against him to be dropped.

00:46 The first letter of representation was submitted in January while the latest, with facts and

00:51 new evidence, was sent to the AGC in February.

00:55 The representation was also accompanied by a letter dated February 20 from MACC Chief

01:01 Commissioner Tansri Azambaki who informed the Anti-Graft Agency to carry out further

01:06 investigations into the new facts and evidence presented by the defence.

01:12 Ahmad Zahid is facing 12 charges for criminal breach of trust, 8 for corruption and 27 for

01:18 money laundering involving tens of millions of ringgit belonging to Yegasan Akobudi.

01:25 For more information visit www.dfid.gov.uk

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