The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) today has withdrawn its judicial review to compel former home minister Hamzah Zainudin to decide on its appeal to be registered as an official political party.

However, the fledgling group will be filing a new legal action later to challenge the former minister’s Aug 12 decision to refuse its appeal for registration.

Muda’s legal team made the withdrawal application during online zoom proceedings before the High Court in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.

Today’s judicial review withdrawal came on the heels...