High Court dismisses Zahid's bid to consolidate CBT charges


  • Nation
  • Friday, 08 Nov 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here has dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's application to consolidate his 12 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges over funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi, to become three.

Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah made the decision after finding that the present 12 charges against Ahmad Zahid are clear and the accused could understand them for preparing his defence, thus not raising any issue of prejudice.

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