Published on: Friday, December 18, 2020
By: Bernama
Mohd Ezra pumping his fist in the air following his acquittal in Petaling Jaya.
PETALING JAYA: The Syariah Court Thursday discharged and acquitted ZI Publications Sdn Bhd Director Mohd Ezra Mohd Zaid on charges related to publishing a book seven years ago, deemed to be against Islamic law.
This follows the decision of Syariah Lower Court Judge Shukran Yusof to reject the prosecution’s application to grant Mohd Ezra a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.
Shukran said that after studying the oral and written submission of both prosecution and defence, he found that if the accused was granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal, it would turn into an academic issue.