KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said today that it has decided to take “No Further Action” (NFA) in Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case, in which he was granted a Discharge Not Amounting to Acquittal (DNAA) on all 47 charges in 2023.

A DNAA meant that the AGC could have charged Zahid over the same charges in the future, but the AGC today said that the existing evidence was insufficient to continue prosecuting those charges.

In a two-page statement explaining its decision today, the AGC said the case has now concluded as it will not take any further action.

“This Chambers decided that ‘No Further Action’ will be taken regarding that case.

“This decision brings that case to a final conclusion, in line with the Attorney General’s powers and discretion under the Federal Constitution and related laws,” the statement read.

The AGC stressed that the decision was made “based on professional and legal considerations, by taking into account the interest of justice, the integrity of the prosecutorial process, and the need to ensure certainty and transparency in the criminal justice system”.

In the trial, Zahid had faced 47 charges relating to criminal breach of trust, bribery and money laundering involving Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds.

On September 4, 2023, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur granted Zahid the DNAA on all 47 charges after the prosecution applied to discontinue the trial.

At the time, the prosecution cited 11 reasons for seeking the DNAA, including the need to conduct more comprehensive and complete investigations.

In today’s statement, the AGC said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had carried out further and detailed investigations following the 2023 DNAA.

The AGC said these investigations focused on the source of funds, how the funds were obtained and used, as well as matters raised in six representations submitted to the AGC after Zahid was called to enter his defence in 2022.

“After examining all the materials and new evidence obtained as a result of that further investigation and scrutiny, this Chambers, based on prosecutorial evaluation and consideration, finds that the existing evidence is not sufficient to support the continuation of the prosecution for all those charges,” it said.

The AGC said it had also considered these four matters in arriving at its conclusion:

  • The scope and focus of the investigation at its early stages, which were directly related to the charges.
  • The prosecution’s internal considerations and evaluations recorded at the early stages on whether the evidence was suitable and sufficient to support the prosecution and the viability of continuing it.
  • The MACC’s subsequent further and detailed investigations to complete and refine the overall factual picture of the case.
  • The findings of those further investigations, which covered the entire period of Yayasan Akalbudi’s establishment and operations, including the flow and contribution of funds over time.

This latest decision means Zahid has no remaining criminal cases, following his earlier acquittal in a separate corruption trial involving 40 charges related to the foreign visa system (VLN).

The High Court acquitted Zahid of all 40 charges in the VLN case on September 23, 2022, and the AGC withdrew its appeal on December 12, 2024, citing gaps in the evidence.

The withdrawal of the appeal meant Zahid remains acquitted and free of those charges.

This is not the first time the AGC has issued statements on Zahid’s Yayasan Akalbudi case.

On September 5, 2023, it defended its application for a DNAA amid criticism.

The AGC also responded on December 22, 2025 to a report on a lawyer’s judicial review application over the DNAA, stressing that the move was based on the law and the circumstances at the time, including the need for further investigations.

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