The prosecution was wrong in making the presumption that former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was determined to use his former executive secretary, Mejar Mazlina Mazlan @ Ramly, as a scapegoat for his “mess”, the High Court heard today.

Defence counsel Hamidi Mohd Noh said there was indeed evidence that the mess was created by Mazlina, who is the 90th prosecution witness (SP90), as reflected in the cross-examination during Zahid's trial involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds.

“Should this court take...