AG, Zahid get leave to appeal ruling allowing Bar’s challenge on corruption charges
Federal Court rules that the AG and Umno president crossed the threshold required under Section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.
The Attorney-General and Ahmad Zahid Hamidi have been granted leave to appeal a recent ruling by the Court of Appeal. The court's decision allows the Malaysian Bar to challenge the discontinuation of 47 corruption charges against Zahid. This case raises novel constitutional questions of public importance, according to the three-judge bench.
The High Court applied a two-stage threshold to review the AG's prosecutorial decisions, while the Court of Appeal used a single-stage test under Order 53 of the Rules of Court 2012. The appeal alleges that the Court of Appeal applied a less stringent standard when dealing with the AG's prosecutorial powers.
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