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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Dozens of graft charges against Malaysian deputy premier are dismissed deep into his trial

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A Malaysian court on Monday dismissed 47 corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at an advanced stage of his trial.

Zahid told a news conference afterward that the High Court discharged him but refused to grant him a full acquittal, which means he can still be recharged. But he said he was grateful that the “political-motivated accusations against me have ended.”

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