KUALA LUMPUR: High Court judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah has warned the public against making any comment on social media relating to former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s ongoing corruption trial.

       The warning was issued yesterday after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran informed the court that Ahmad Zahid’s daughter, Datuk Nurulhidayah, had made a posting about her father’s case on Instagram.

       “This court has to issue a warning of sub-judice nature about such comment. Such comment should not be made while the trial is ongoing,” Justice Sequerah said.

       Earlier, Raja Rozela said the prosecution believed Nurulhidayah had made the posting on immunity issue on Tuesday on Instagram under the name “nurul.zahid”.

       “We believe that the author was Ahmad Zahid’s daughter. The comment was baseless and prejudicial. It is not fair to the prosecution because the case is still ongoing.

       Graft case: Ahmad Zahid attending his trial at the Jalan Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

       “I am not instructed to initiate a contempt proceeding, but it is sufficient to inform the public not to make any comment on the proceedings,” the DPP said, adding that the court should prohibit the author and the public from making any comment on the case.

       Ahmad Zahid’s counsel Hamidi Mohd Noh then stood up and told the court that he would ask the author to remove the comment.

       “We first apologise to the court. We will ask the author to delete the posting if the court wishes it to be removed,” the lawyer said.

       A check on Instagram found that Nurulhidayah had deleted the said posting and posted a new one in which she apologised to the court.

       “I should not share or comment on what transpired during the proceedings. It will not happen again,” she said. — Bernama