Ahmad Zahid should be immune, his lawyer argues


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should have been immune from prosecution as he had truthfully disclosed all information pertaining to the transactions involving his own foundation Yayasan Akalbudi.

Lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, who represented Ahmad Zahid, said the accused had made two statements on July 2, 2018 (marked as D35) and on July 3, 2018 (marked as D36) pursuant to Section 30(3)(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.

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