The deputy prime minister’s lawyer, Hamidi Noh, said deputy registrar Zaridah Abdul Jaapar has fixed the case for mention on June 8.

“I briefed her on the outcome of last week’s Court of Appeal ruling before the next court date was fixed,” he told FMT, referring to a decision handed down by the appellate court earlier this month.

Justice Nurulhuda Nur’aini Nor was scheduled to deliver her ruling on Zahid’s bid for a full acquittal today.

On Sept 4, 2023, the High Court, acting on the attorney-general’s (AG) application, granted Zahid a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on all 47 charges of corruption, money laundering, and criminal breach of trust in the case.

The AG had sought the order to allow the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reopen investigations into the case.

The Bar then brought an application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings to challenge the AG’s decision to secure the DNAA, claiming it was “irrational and unreasonable”.

In June 2024, the High Court dismissed the application.

However, on May 7, the Court of Appeal allowed the Bar’s appeal, ruling that the case ought to be heard on its merits.

Meanwhile, on Jan 28, Zahid filed an application seeking a full acquittal after the AG announced to the media that the case had been classified as “NFA” (requiring no further action), following the MACC’s conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with trial.

The AG has 30 days, calculated from May 7, to file an application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling to the Federal Court, failing which the judicial review proceedings will proceed in the High Court.