PETALING JAYA: The decision by the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) not to take further action in the Yayasan Akalbudi case involving Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi raises questions over the investigation of the matter, says DAP legal bureau chairman Ramkarpal Singh.
He said the AGC's statement on the decision mentioned a comprehensive review of materials, but did not say if it had reviewed the prima facie findings of the Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2022.
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"With respect, it must be stressed that this is not a case in which no findings were made.
"It is common knowledge that the High Court had found a prima facie case against Ahmad Zahid at the end of the prosecution’s case in 2022 after the trial had commenced some four years earlier in 2019, with many witnesses giving evidence on behalf of the prosecution," the Bukit Gelugor MP said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 8).
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"As such, there can be no doubt that such findings were based on evidence which Ahmad Zahid was, in law, obliged to rebut until the prosecution applied for an order of discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) for all the said 47 charges on Sept 4, 2023," he added.
The AGC had on Thursday decided that no further action would be taken on the 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering related to Yayasan Akalbudi funds involving the Deputy Prime Minister.
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Ramkarpal said the AGC's decision does not inspire confidence, and it must explain why, in its view, the prima facie findings carry no weight.
"The AGC’s statement clearly lacks substance and amounts to a mere general statement that it is now satisfied that the matter ought not to be proceeded with.
"With respect, a failure by the AGC to provide a satisfactory explanation will likely further erode confidence in it, which is ill-advised," he added.
