PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has said that he turned down a Cabinet appointment to focus on the preparing the party for the 15th General Election
"We will take into consideration the grassroots' vote and needs of Perikatan Nasional to restore the rakyat's faith in the government following the 'trust deficit' in the previous government," said the Umno president in a Facebook post on Monday .Regarding his ongoing corruption trial, Zahid Hamidi said he was"praying that the court would make the best decision.
"I will clear my name in court without any of the cases being withdrawn, unlike the cases against the previous government leaders that were dropped by the previous attorney general," he said.
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