Court sets July date to start Zahid's trial
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today fixed the trial dates for embattled Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s 47 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), receiving gratification, and money laundering.
The trial was fixed for July 8 to 11, July 15 to 17, Aug 5 to 8, Aug 19 to 22, and Sept 10 to 12...
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today fixed the trial dates for embattled Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s 47 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), receiving gratification, and money laundering.
The trial was fixed for July 8 to 11, July 15 to 17, Aug 5 to 8, Aug 19 to 22, and Sept 10 to 12.
The High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah also set May 9 for the case’s next mention.
Ahmad Zahid was first charged in October last year with 45 counts of CBT involving RM20.83 million, receiving RM21.25 million in gratification as the then home affairs minister, and laundering RM72.07 million in funds.
Of the 45 charges, ten charges concerned CBT amounting to more than RM20.8 million of Yayasan Akal Budi funds on various occasions between 2014 and 2016.
In December, Ahmad Zahid was charged with another count of CBT, involving RM10 million of the foundation's funds from three years ago.
On Feb 20 this year, he was again slapped with a fresh count of CBT in relation to the alleged abuse of Yayasan Akal Budi funds.
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