Azhar: Will study judgement first before next step

Lawyer Azhar Azizan Harun representing Zaid said he was disappointed with the decision as they had the names of those who received the bribes, and would have brought the matter up in a full trial.

"It's a Catch-22 situation as those receiving and giving the bribe would be seen as committing an offence. These people may not come out, unless the law is amended," he said.

Nevertheless, he said justice Azahar had laid down the foundation on how and what the facts are to be included in the petition.

The judgment, he said does not mean the court recognised that bribery did not take place. "But we have to prove the substance."

Azhar said they have yet to make a decision on whether to appeal the decision.

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