KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA January 8, 2026 – Bukit Gelugor MP and DAP National Legal Bureau chairman Ramkarpal Singh has questioned the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) decision to take no further action (NFA) on the 47 corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, saying the move “does not inspire confidence and raises questions over the transparency of investigations”.
In a strongly worded statement issued on 8 January 2026, Ramkarpal said the AGC’s explanation — that it had conducted a “comprehensive review” of the material — was inadequate and made no reference to the High Court’s 2022 finding that a prima facie case had been established against Zahid.
“The High Court had found a prima facie case against Zahid at the end of the prosecution’s case in 2022 after the trial had commenced some four years earlier in 2019 with many witnesses having given evidence on behalf of the prosecution,” he said.
He stressed that Zahid was, in law, required to enter his defence until the prosecution successfully applied for a Discharge Not Amounting to Acquittal (DNAA) on all 47 charges on 4 September 2023.
Ramkarpal described the AGC’s latest statement as “clearly lacking substance” and amounting to “a mere general statement that it is now satisfied that the matter ought not to be proceeded with”.
He called on the AGC to explain why it now believes the High Court’s prima facie findings — which were based on evidence led by the prosecution itself — no longer carry weight.
“With respect, a failure by the AGC to provide a satisfactory explanation will likely further erode confidence in it, which is ill-advised,” he warned.
The 47 charges against Ahmad Zahid involved criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering linked to funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi. The trial began in 2019, and after the prosecution rested its case, the High Court ruled in 2022 that Zahid had a case to answer on all charges. The proceedings were halted in September 2023 when the AGC obtained a DNAA.
The AGC’s latest decision to take no further action effectively closes the case unless new evidence emerges or the decision is reviewed.
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