Zahid's graft trial postponed to Aug 10, witness still Covid-19 positive


SHAH ALAM: The hearing of Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption case over the Foreign Visa System (VLN) at the High Court here, which was fixed for Friday (July 29), has been postponed to Aug 10 as the last prosecution witness to testify is still positive for Covid-19.

At the proceedings on Friday, Deputy Public Prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob told Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa that the witness, who is a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer, was still positive for Covid-19 and in quarantine until July 31.

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