Federal Court dismisses Zahid's bid to consolidate CBT charges from 12 to three


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court has dismissed a bid by former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to consolidate his 12 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges over funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi into three charges.

This follows the unanimous decision of a three-man Court of Appeal bench on June 23,2020 to to dismiss Ahmad Zahid's appeal against the decision made by Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah on Nov 8, 2019.

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