00:01The Federal Court on Thursday granted Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the Attorney
00:06General leave to appeal the Court of Appeals decision allowing the Malaysian Bar to seek
00:12judicial review of the decision to discontinue the Yayasan Akalbudi corruption case.
00:17A three-man bench led by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hashim Hamza unanimously held that
00:23the case raises novel constitutional issues of public importance.
00:27In particular, it concerns the threshold for granting leave for judicial review when the
00:33AG's prosecutorial discretion under Article 145, Subsection 3 of the Federal Constitution
00:40is challenged.
00:42The High Court applied a two-step threshold based on the Sundar Raju case while the Court
00:48of Appeal applied a single-leave test.
00:50Justice Hashim said both applicants met the requirements under Section 96 of the Courts
00:57of Judicature Act, 1964.
01:01On May 7, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's June 27, 2024 decision and granted
01:08the Malaysian Bar leave to challenge the AG's September 4, 2023 decision to halt proceedings.
01:15The Bar seeks a declaration that the discharge not amounting to an acquittal granted to Zahid
01:22on 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering is null and void.
01:29The High Court had granted the DNAA after the prosecution said it needed to scrutinise new evidence.
01:45The, the High Court will replace the
