Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said said the Attorney-General’s Chambers granted 18 VIPs a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) between 2017 and 2024.

“The decision is made based on the provisions under Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution which allows the attorney-general to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for an offence, other than proceedings before a Syariah Court, a native court, or a court martial.

“Using the provision...