Muhyiddin relieved after acquittal on four charges, hopes to be freed from three remaining charges
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed relief after the High Court...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Former Malaysian prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed relief after the High Court acquitted him on four charges related to Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd. Muhyiddin thanked his lawyers and Allah for his acquittal, stating that he felt relieved from the beginning, as he believed he was innocent. He added that he hopes to also be freed from the remaining three charges facing him in the trial.
The prosecution had previously requested a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on just those four charges, but the High Court instead opted to acquit Muhyiddin on those charges. Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin made this decision because the prosecution had not provided any reasons for not proceeding with the charges and had left it to the court's discretion.
The remaining three charges, which involve power abuse and allegations of RM25.3 million in bribes, will be heard in November.
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