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Significance
Zahid is undergoing two separate trials on corruption charges, which he denies. Proceedings have been delayed several times, most recently because Zahid was in hospital receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a fall.
Impacts
The MACC may have to manage a growing caseload linked to alleged wrongdoing in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
Factionalism within UMNO will intensify.
Ismail Sabri will struggle to keep his multi-party bloc together.
Keywords:
Malaysia,
AP,
Brunei,
Singapore,
South-east Asia,
politics,
social,
corruption,
government,
judicial,
opposition,
party,
policy,
election,
ethnic
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