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‘Something’s rotten’ in Putrajaya
Stench of pig farms anger sultan
‘Something’s rotten’ in Putrajaya
The Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) decision to that there would be no further action (NFA) on the criminal charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the Yayasan Akalbudi corruption case has set off alarm bells.
Lawyers have demanded that the AGC explain why it had made such a decision when prosecutors had previously succeeded in court to establish a prima facie case against Zahid.
Lawyers for Liberty co-founder Latheefa Koya put it plainly: “Something is rotten in Putrajaya.”
Questions abound whether Zahid is off the hook because of how important he is politically to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and the timing of the AGC’s announcement.
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Stench of pig farms anger sultan
Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah suggested that elected representatives live next to pig farms in Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat and experience the “odour pollution”.
This is after the state government announced plans to centralise pig farming in the state at Bukit Tagar in Hulu Selangor by 2029.
Sultan Sharafuddin questioned whether corruption was involved in large-scale pig farming.
He also questioned whether the state government’s new project would use public funds when the state had previously rejected modern pig farming, allegedly due to cost.
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