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YAB case: court postpones hearing to August 22 as Zahid’s lawyers positive for Covid-19

Ex-DPM’s legal team previously filed letter on matter earlier this month

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 05 Aug 2022 1:53PM

YAB case: court postpones hearing to August 22 as Zahid’s lawyers positive for Covid-19
Earlier this year, the court ordered Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to enter his defence on 47 charges, with 12 of them involving criminal breach of trust, eight charges of corruption and 27 money laundering involving tens of millions of ringgit of funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi. – The Vibes file pic, August 5, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The high court here today postponed the hearing of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption case relating to Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) funds to August 22 as two of his lawyers are down with Covid-19.

Another lawyer representing the former deputy prime minister, Aiman ​​Abdul Rahman, told Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah that the lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik and lawyer Hamidi Mohd Noh tested positive for Covid-19.

“We have filed a letter to the court last August 2 and 3 last informing that lawyers Hisyam and Hamidi are infected with Covid-19 and we request that the date of today’s hearing be changed to mention and the hearing to continue on August 22,” he said.

Deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob did not object to it.

Following which, Judge Sequerah vacated today’s hearing date and set August 22 to continue the hearing.

Earlier this year, the court ordered Zahid to enter his defence on 47 charges, with 12 of them involving criminal breach of trust, eight charges of corruption and 27 money laundering involving tens of millions of ringgit of funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi. – Bernama, August 5, 2022

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