THE decision by the Attorney General’s Chambers to take no further action over the 47 charges involving Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi does not inspire confidence, said DAP National Legal Bureau Chairman, Ramkarpal Singh.
The Bukit Gelugor MP stated that the decision, in fact, raises questions about the transparency of the AGC's investigations into the matter.
“The AGC attributed the decision to a comprehensive review of the material before it, although no mention was made as to whether it had reviewed the prima facie findings of the High Court in 2022.
“With respect, it must be stressed that this is not a case in which no findings were made,” he said in a statement.
Ramkarpal said it is common knowledge that the High Court found a prima facie case against Zahid at the end of the prosecution’s case in 2022 after the trial commenced some four years earlier in 2019, with many witnesses having given evidence on behalf of the prosecution.
“As such, there can be no doubt that such findings were based on evidence which 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 4.9.2023.
“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,” he said.
He said the AGC must explain why it is now of the view that the prima facie findings of the High Court against Zahid do not carry weight, especially when those findings were based on its own evidence led in court.
“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. – January 9, 2026
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