The Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision to grant Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) was proof that he was a victim of political persecution, said Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

In a statement, Asyraf pinned the blame squarely on former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his former party Bersatu for charges being laid in 2018.

“The cruel act...