The Attorney General's Chambers has withdrawn its appeals against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi relating to his acquittal from 40 charges of corruption linked to the Foreign Visa System, VLN.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim informed a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal that the prosecution intended to withdraw all of the appeals.
Justice Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali, who chaired the panel, then made an order to strike out the appeals.
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Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim informed a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal that the prosecution intended to withdraw all of the appeals.
Justice Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali, who chaired the panel, then made an order to strike out the appeals.
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00:00The Attorney General's Chambers has withdrawn its appeals against Deputy Prime Minister
00:07Datuk Shri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
00:11The appeal was relating to his acquittal from 40 charges of corruption linked to the foreign
00:16visa system, VLN.
00:18Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Yousaini Amer Abdul Karim informed a three-judge panel of
00:23the Court of Appeal that the prosecution intended to withdraw all of the appeals.
00:28Justice Che Mohamad Ruzima Ghazali, who chaired the panel, then made an order to strike out
00:33the appeals.
00:34Meeting with reporters after the judgment, Zahid said he is grateful for the decision.
00:58He then allowed his lead defence lawyer, Datuk Hisham Teh Poteik, to detail the morning's
01:12proceedings.
01:13We made two representations to the AG's chambers for the appeals to be withdrawn, and this
01:19morning we are grateful to the AG's chambers, to the Honourable Attorney General, for considering
01:26the representations on a positive basis and withdraw all the appeals.
01:30Essentially, the appeals are fact-sensitive, emphasised by the learned prosecutor earlier
01:36on that these are findings of fact made by His Lordship, and His Lordship did not make
01:42any errors whatsoever in these findings when His Lordship acquitted Datuk Shri at the pre-murphy
01:47stage.
01:48We are grateful.
01:50He added that the judgment came as a good surprise for Zahid and his defence team.