The discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) of former federal territories minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor on his RM1 million corruption case, has triggered alarm bells at Credit Suisse Malaysia.

The financial services company's managing director and head of equities Stephen Hagger noted that this was the third "clear cut" public interest case that was dropped.

“It is impossible to prove that a phone call has been made, but it is no secret that any fragile coalition government will have to keep doing backroom deals to stay in power...