Tag - Attorney General's Chambers

VLN case: AGC yet to decide on Ahmad Zahid’s representation letter for prosecution to drop appeal

PUTRAJAYA: There is no decision yet by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) on the representation letter sent by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to review the prosecution's appeal against his acquittal involving 40 corruption charges, the court heard. Deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob said this at the beginning of the foreign visa...

Najib applies for DNAA in RM27mil SRC case

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has applied to be acquitted of three other charges of money laundering involving SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) funds totalling RM27mil, which he is facing in the High Court here. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing Najib, said Friday (Dec 1) the application was made after...

Court to hear Putrajaya’s appeal against SLS suit on May 16, 2024

KOTA KINABALU: The Court of Appeal will hear the Federal Government's appeal against a Kota Kinabalu High Court decision to grant Sabah lawyers leave for judicial review on Putrajaya's constitutional duty to pay 40% to the state on May 16, 2024. Sabah Law Society (SLS) president Roger Chin said the appeal filed by the Attorney General's...

I don’t have power to influence court decisions, Anwar says of Zahid’s DNAA

KUALA LUMPUR: Following continued criticism over Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's court decision, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that he does not have the power to interfere in the case. "If I had the power, I would have delayed the decision after all the by-elections were done," said the Prime Minister of the twin...

Why push for explanation of Zahid’s DNAA when AG’s Chambers has already given one, says Ahmad Maslan

MUAR: There is no need for the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to explain the discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) granted to Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Umno supreme council member said sufficient reasons had been given in court by the AGC and prosecutor involved. "They (the AGC) have......

Investigate alleged AGC memo leak, says Wan Rosdy

KUANTAN: The authorities need to carry out an investigation on the alleged leak of an internal memo from the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC), says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Umno vice-president said this was very important as it had to do with the six charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and...

RM6.6bil CBT case: Najib sends second representation to AGC

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has sent a second representation letter to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to drop the criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges he faces with former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. Najib and Mohd Irwan were charged in 2018 with six counts of CBT amounting to RM6.6bil in...