DAP Youth has urged the attorney-general (AG) to review Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi case, following the decision to classify the matter as requiring no further action (NFA) after he was granted a conditional discharge.
The youth wing said the government’s anti-corruption agenda should not exempt politicians within its own ranks, stressing that the same standards must apply across the board.
“In view of growing concerns surrounding the controversial case, the AG has to demonstrate his unwavering professionalism in exercising his prosecutorial power to fully address and allay public concerns over the independence of the prosecution system,” it said in a statement.
DAP Youth also called on the AG to demonstrate his commitment to safeguarding the administration of justice by reviewing the evidence and charges in the Yayasan Akalbudi case.
Zahid granted DNAA in 2023
Zahid, the deputy prime minister, was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in 2023 on 47 charges involving corruption, money laundering and criminal breach of trust in connection with his Yayasan Akalbudi case.
The prosecution said the DNAA was granted to allow the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to conduct further investigations.
At the time the DNAA was granted, the case had already reached the defence stage, with Zahid and 14 other defence witnesses having testified.
The case was subsequently classified as NFA in January this year.
Call comes amid PH-BN tensions
DAP Youth’s call comes amid deteriorating ties between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional (BN), which Zahid leads.
BN and Perikatan Nasional formed an electoral alliance for the Negeri Sembilan election and secured a two-thirds majority in the state legislature.
