The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) did not object to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s application for full acquittal from 47 corruption charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds, the Kuala Lumpur High Court heard today.

“I was instructed to appear and not object to the application, which is why we did not file any affidavit in reply,” said deputy head of prosecution Badius Zaman Ahmad this morning.

Despite this, judge Nurulhuda Nur'aini Nor deferred her verdict...