COMMENT | We, the undersigned organisations, demand accountability from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over its decision of no further action (NFA) over Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s family charitable foundation, Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB).

Zahid faced a total of 47 charges - 27 for money laundering, 12 for criminal breach of trust (CBT) and eight for corruption. 

The case is extraordinary because the AGC withdrew all 47 charges on Sept 4, 2023, after the establishment of a prima facie case and four years of trial, allowing Zahid to secure a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA).

This NFA appears to be a deliberate move to allow the deputy prime minister to apply for a discharge amounting to acquittal" (DAA).

How could...