{
  "id": 15847426,
  "title": "High Court stays Bar’s judicial review over Zahid’s DNAA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/high-court-stays-bars-judicial-review-over-zahids-dnaa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T05:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/21/high-court-stays-bar-s-judicial-review-over-zahid-s-dnaa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 2023, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was acquitted on all 47 charges in his Yayasan Akalbudi case. The Malaysian Bar has challenged the Attorney-General's decision to discontinue the corruption charges against Zahid, leading to the High Court's recent decision to stay the judicial review pending an appeal at the Federal Court. Lawyer Guok Ngek Seong represented Zahid, stating that Justice Azizan Arshad allowed the application during recent chamber proceedings. The decision came about due to developments in the Federal Court, where the Attorney-General and Zahid obtained leave to appeal a ruling by the Court of Appeal allowing the Bar to challenge the AG's decision. The Federal Court has yet to set a hearing date for the appeal, as the notice of appeal was filed only on October 19. Federal counsel Safiyyah Omar and Imtiyaz Wizni Aufa Othman represented the Attorney-General, while the Malaysian Bar was represented by S Abhilaash. In May 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed the Bar's appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's refusal to grant leave for judicial review.",
  "summary": "This follows the Federal Court’s decision to grant the AG and Umno president leave to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling that permitted the Malaysian Bar to proceed with its judicial review.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "High Court stays Malaysian Bar’s challenge against Zahid’s DNAA pending apex court appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/high-court-stays-malaysian-bars-challenge-against-zahids-dnaa-pending",
        "published": "2026-10-21T05:28:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Court grants stay in M'sian Bar's challenge over Zahid case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/court-grants-stay-in-msian-bars-challenge-over-zahid-case",
        "published": "2026-10-21T06:59:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}