KUALA LUMPUR - The prosecution's application for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in his Yayasan Akalbudi case was made at the discretion of the Attorney-General but was granted by the court, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
He said DAP respected the court process and ruling but in the interests of justice and accountability, Attorney-General Tan Sri Idris Harun should give an open explanation regarding the factors which motivated him to make the application.
"This clarification is important to ensure that the confidence of the public and the international community in the country's legal system is always preserved,” he said in a post on his official Facebook today.
Loke, who is Transport Minister, said DAP would also uphold the principle of separation of powers between the judiciary, executive and legislative branches and ensure that there was no executive interference in any court case.
Yesterday, the High Court granted Ahmad Zahid the DNAA on all his 47 charges of corruption, criminal breach of trust and money laundering.
Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed the DNAA application by deputy public prosecutor
Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar after the prosecution said it wanted to halt the trial to investigate the case in a more comprehensive manner. - BERNAMA