UMNO president Ahmad Zahid ordered to enter defence on corruption, money laundering charges

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s High Court has ordered United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to enter his defence on 47 charges of corruption, bribery and money laundering.

Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah made the ruling on Monday after finding that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against Ahmad Zahid.

In his ruling, the judge however said there was no merit to the argument that Ahmad Zahid is entitled to such immunity, Bernama reported. The defence trial for Ahmad Zahid, who is also MP for Bagan Datuk, is set to take place from April to November this year.During the prosecution stage, the prosecutor presented evidence on all the 47 charges made against Ahmad Zahid.Malaysia’s appeal court upholds Najib’s 1MDB-linked conviction, calls his actions a 'national embarrassment'

As for the 27 money laundering charges, Ahmad Zahid was alleged to have engaged in direct transactions involving RM72 million as income from illegal activities between March 2016 and April 2018.

 

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