In Malaysia, there is a real buzz in the courts today!
Judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa said the prosecution failed to successfully prove a prima facie case against Zahid, who is also Bagan Datuk MP, for allegedly taking bribes from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd, the company awarded a government contract for a foreign visa system (VLN).
However, he is still on trial for another corruption case where he is accused of 47 criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering charges involving tens of millions of ringgit belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi, the charity organization he founded.
And the sessions court in KL’s Jalan Duta granted Baling Member of Parliament Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim a discharge not amounting to acquittal on three charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM5.2 million and six charges of money laundering worth RM972,414.60 in relation to road projects in Perak and Kedah.
Meanwhile, another UMNO leader Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Zizie Izette Abdul Samad also attended court for the first day of their defence against charges of accepting RM2.8 million through corrupt means. However, the court granted them a stay pending the disposal of their application to review a lower court decision ordering them to answer charges against them.
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