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Malaysia drops corruption case against deputy prime minister

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi leaves the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on September 4, 2023, after a corruption case against him was dropped [Arif Kartono/AFP]

Malaysia has dropped a multimillion-dollar corruption case against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on charges he defrauded a foundation.

Zahid had faced 47 charges involving multiple counts of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering related to the misuse of $27m of funds at Yayasan Akalbudi, a charity he established to eradicate poverty.

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