The Court of Appeal has allowed the Malaysian Bar to pursue a judicial review against a decision by the attorney-general to temporarily discontinue prosecution against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in 2023.

That was over the deputy prime minister’s 47 corruption charges involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds, where he obtained a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) three years ago.

In a unanimous decision this morning, the panel of three judges led by Faizah Jamaludin said they found...