KUALA LUMPUR: Following is the chronology of former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s court cases that led to the High Court’s choice on Monday (Jan 24) which ordered him to enter his defence on 47 prison breach of belief (CBT), corruption and cash laundering expenses involving Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB) funds.
Oct 19, 2018 – Ahmad Zahid was charged for the primary time on the Sessions Court with 10 CBT and eight corruption expenses involving RM42,083,132.99 and 27 expenses of cash laundering involving RM72,063,618.15.
Dec 14, 2018 – Ahmad Zahid was charged for the second time on the identical court with one other cost of CBT involving RM10mil of YAB funds.
Feb 20, 2019 – Ahmad Zahid was charged for the third time on the identical court with one more cost of CBT involving RM260,000 belonging to YAB.
Feb 28, 2019 – The Sessions Court transferred all Ahmad Zahid’s cases to the High Court following a request by the defence workforce.
March 22, 2019 – High Court Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah set July 8 to Sept 12, 2019, for the trial of the cases.
May 3, 2019 – The High Court vacated Ahmad Zahid’s trial dates to make means for the trial of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who confronted 25 expenses of corruption and cash laundering involving RM2.28bil of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds, which was set to start on Aug 9 until the primary two weeks of November.
The court additionally rescheduled Ahmad Zahid’s trial to Nov 18, 20, 21, 22 and Dec 2 to six, 9 to 13.
On the identical day, the court additionally rejected Ahmad Zahid’s utility to have his impounded passport returned to allow him to carry out umrah from May 9 to June 3.
May 14, 2019 – The Court of Appeal dismissed Ahmad Zahid’s enchantment to have his impounded passport returned to carry out umrah.
May 24, 2019 – The Federal Court additionally dismissed his enchantment to get his passport returned to carry out umrah.
Nov 18, 2019 – Ahmad Zahid’s trial started earlier than Judge Sequerah.
March 2, 2020 – The prosecution filed an utility to provoke contempt of court proceedings following the postponement of the listening to after Ahmad Zahid’s lawyer knowledgeable the court that his shopper needed to attend a gathering on the formation of Cabinet with the then prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
However, the Prime Minister’s Office later issued a press release that there was no such assembly scheduled on that day.
March 3, 2020 – The High Court dismissed the prosecution’s utility to provoke contempt of court proceedings after Ahmad Zahid made a public apology.
Feb 22, 2021 – Ahmad Zahid’s defence workforce was informed to advise him to not attend any assembly a minimum of every week earlier than a trial date after the trial needed to be postponed a number of occasions as he needed to bear quarantine.
March 19, 2021 – The prosecution closed its case after 53 days of trial and listening to statements from 99 witnesses.
Aug 24, 2021 – The High Court subpoenaed a specialist physician from a non-public hospital to defined Ahmad Zahid’s situation after he did not attend the trial. Ahmad Zahid was reported to have been admitted to the hospital after a fall.
Aug 25, 2021 – The specialist physician knowledgeable the court that it was “doable” for Ahmad Zahid to attend the trial on Sept 6.
Sept 6, 2021 – Submissions on the finish of the prosecution’s case started. Ahmad Zahid was current on the court sporting a neck brace.
Sept 8, 2021 – High Court choose warned the general public in opposition to making feedback on social media in regard to the corruption trial involving the previous deputy prime minister after the prosecution knowledgeable the court that Ahmad Zahid’s daughter Datuk Nurulhidayah had made an Instagram publish on her father’s case.
Oct 7, 2021 – Ahmad Zahid filed an utility to have his impounded passport returned to allow him to hunt medical remedy for his again and neck ache in Germany.
Oct 11, 2021 – The High Court granted Ahmad Zahid’s utility to have his passport returned to hunt remedy in Germany.
Dec 6, 2021 – Judge Sequerah set Jan 24 to determine on the prosecution’s case.- Bernama
