The Attorney-General's Chamber (AGC) and MACC must be held accountable over the AG’s decision to seek a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s corruption case, contended the Malaysian Bar.

Its counsel Ambiga Sreenevasan said this while presenting oral submissions before the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

The legal profession regulatory body is applying for leave to commence a judicial review to overturn the deputy prime minister's DNAA in the case linked to millions of Yayasan Akalbudi funds in September last year.

"(The judicial review) is not academic. If the AG's decision is...