Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin won a significant court victory on Tuesday after he was acquitted of four charges linked to a government programme set up to help contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared Muhyiddin of three money-laundering charges and one of abuse of power involving 200 million ringgit (US$49.1 million), after prosecutors said…
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin expressed relief after the High Court acquitted him of four charges, hoping to eventually be freed from three more charges. The acquittal came after the court decided that Muhyiddin should be discharged instead of given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for the four charges.
Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin explained that the court exercised its discretion in favor of the accused due to the prosecution's lack of reasoning for continuing with those specific charges. The prosecution has now closed its case on the three remaining charges, which involve allegations of power abuse and RM25.3 million in alleged bribes for Muhyiddin's party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
The High Court has scheduled November 26, December 1 to 3 for the submission of arguments on whether Muhyiddin will need to defend himself against the three remaining charges.
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