Former deputy law minister Hanipa Maidin has thrown his weight behind Muda’s campaign to reopen corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, while Umno leaders accuse the party of judicial interference and opportunism.

In a statement today, Hanipa said that Muda has “every right” to launch its re-indictment campaign, citing the legal principle that a prima facie case had already been established against Zahid before he was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in September 2023.