BAGAN DATUK, September 10 – Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, has called on all parties to allow the Attorney General’s Department to conduct an investigation into the representation submitted by his side regarding the 47 charges involving the Akalbudi Foundation that were previously imposed. He said that the Attorney General’s Department had already issued a media statement on the matter in response to the previous statement by the Malaysian Bar.
According to him, clarifications provided by the department are clear, and court decisions related to the Discharge Not Amounting to Acquittal (DNAA) verdict are not unprecedented. In my opinion, what was mentioned by Datuk Seri Anwar (Prime Minister), there is no need to bring this matter (DNAA decision) to Parliament, supposedly for discussion because Parliament is not a court. Let us wait for the decision to be made by the Attorney General’s Department regarding the representation, which awaits a thorough investigation by the Attorney General and MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission).
As well as the elements in the representation, including the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report,” he told reporters after officiating the closing ceremony of the Malaysia Next Leader Program in Bagan Datuk on Sunday. Present at the event was Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Seri Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid considered the intention of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth to hold demonstrations regarding the DNAA issue to have no impact. “I’m not saying whether I agree or disagree with the PN Youth’s demonstration.
If they want to hold a demonstration every day, they can, but what’s the effect? “We must abide by the legal process as stipulated in Article 145(3) of the Malaysian Constitution,” he said. On Sunday, PN Youth, in a statement, called on supporters to take to the streets next week to protest the court’s decision to release Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from 47 charges. The Chief of PN Youth, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, was reported to have called on his supporters to gather in the capital dressed in white to protest the decision.
