The prosecution in the corruption trial of former deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing 40 charges in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN), today closed its case after calling 18 witnesses.

Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran, who led the prosecution team, told High Court judge Mohd Yazid Mustafa that the prosecution closed its case after the 18th witness, MACC investigating officer V Mahendran, 38, finished testifying.