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Power and precedent surrounding Zahid's discharge
When Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar invoked Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution to close Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's case, he was, on paper, well within his rights.

However, the decision has since laid bare a far deeper problem.

Who truly decides when a directive can be ignored, how transparent must that decision be, and what precedent does it set for those who come after?

A potential defence of Dusuki's actions lies in...


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