The Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office has decided not to prosecute former Attorney General Husnu Suood on charges of contempt of court, local media has reported.
In January, the Supreme Court suspended Suood and barred the prominent lawyer from all courts pending a court-ordered police investigation of alleged contempt of court.
The former AG had represented the Elections Commission (EC) in the election annulment case before being thrown out and barred from proceedings.
The apex court contended that Suood’s alleged remarks in social media, criticising its judgment annulling the first round of last year’s presidential election constituted contempt of court.
The PG’s decision came after police forwarded the case for prosecution upon completion of its investigation.
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