Zahid's bid for freedom
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Zahid's bid for freedom
Sam Ke Ting acquitted
Sanusi's latest conspiracy
Zahid's bid for freedom
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is making a bid to be free himself from charges on the Yayasan Akalbudi case.
Zahid - who is also deputy prime minister - has submitted a letter of representation to the AGC to get all 47 charges dropped.
The prosecution had also received a letter from MACC chief Azam Baki that the graftbuster is conducting further investigations regarding new evidence presented by the defence.
The application has prompted the court to vacate trial dates from April to July while the prosecution examines the representation and waits for the MACC's new findings.
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Sam Ke Ting acquitted
Sam Ke Ting, the driver in a tragic accident that resulted in the deaths of eight teen cyclists in Johor six years ago, has been acquitted.
The Court of Appeal unanimously allowed her appeal to quash her guilty verdict meted out by the Johor Bahru High Court.
The appellate court bench ruled that it was impossible for Sam to have avoided crashing into the teenage cyclists.
As Sam's case started at the Magistrate's Court - which acquitted her twice before the High Court overturned it - there can be no further appeals in the case.
The case has long been marred by racism, including politicians who sought to gain political mileage by commenting on the case.
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Sanusi's latest conspiracy
In his latest conspiracy claim, Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor alleged that there were plans to remove him as the state representative in the National Finance Council.
He said the plot involved replacing him with Norizan Khazali, the secretary of the Kedah government.
Sanusi could not offer proof.
A Kedah PKR leader, however, pointed out that Sanusi's allegations don't make sense as the Federal Constitution does not empower the prime minister to make such a decision without a state ruler’s consent.
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