PETALING JAYA: The case against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was never withdrawn by the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), says Attorney General Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh.
According to Ahmad Terrirudin, the AG merely exercised his prerogative under the Federal Constitution to halt proceedings against Ahmad Zahid.
On Sept 7, Bar Council president Karen Cheah criticised the DNAA granted to Ahmad Zahid, saying the AGC’s explanation on the matter was “devoid of proper justifications”. “The AG can stop charges at any stage while the judgment hasn’t been meted out and this includes the stage after prima facie was proven.
Ahmad Terrirudin said it is the job of the AG to consider every argument given by the accused and it will not rush into rejecting representations by anyone.“Instead, it is the AGC’s duty to ensure that the law is upheld based on the Blackstone Ratio, ‘it is better that 10 guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffers’,” said Ahmad Terrirudin.
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