KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was forced to explain in Parliament on Tuesday the controversial dropping of 47 graft charges against his deputy Zahid Hamidi, as his anti-corruption agenda came under deep scrutiny due to a slew of Umno leaders being unshackled from their criminal trials.
Government prosecutors from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) have been in the spotlight over several questionable decisions, aside from the discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for Datuk Seri Zahid on Sept 4 despite the court having established that there was a case for the defence to answer.
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