Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's political donation of RM2.6 billion has been used as one of the grounds to apply for the acquittal of former aide to Selangor menteri besar in 2008, Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri, at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today.

It is a ground used for the first time in the country, following a decision by attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali not to prefer any charges against Najib on Tuesday.

Lawyer Manjeet Singh Dhillon told a three-member bench that Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had last month, in a Parliament Hansard, said that political donations are alright and those taking them should not be penalised.