INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
dismissal but refused to grant him a full acquittal, which means he can still be recharged
election led to a hung Parliament
after local elections in which the Islamist-Malay nationalist opposition bloc made further inroads in government-ruled states.Lead
prosecutor Mohamad Dusuki Mokhtar was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying that the charges against Zahid were temporarily halted to
prevent any miscarriage of justice
claims that his case had been rushed through and that he was a victim of selective prosecution by the previous government
apply for a full acquittal
election because of public anger over corruption
Then-Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in several graft cases and is serving a 12-year jail term after losing a final appeal in one of
the cases.Zahid faced 12 counts of criminal breach of trust, 27 counts of money laundering and eight counts of bribery involving more than
31 million ringgit ($6.7 million) from his family foundation
More than 110 witnesses have testified
Prosecutors alleged that money intended for charity was misappropriated for his personal use, including to pay off his credit cards and for
shopping.Source: AP--Agencies
