{
  "id": 3477913,
  "title": "Saksi dakwa kontraktor Jana Wibawa diminta sumbang kepada Bersatu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/saksi-dakwa-kontraktor-jana-wibawa-diminta-sumbang-kepada-bersatu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/26/saksi-dakwa-kontraktor-jana-wibawa-diminta-sumbang-kepada-bersatu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Muhyiddin Yassin faces four charges of abusing his position to secure benefits for Bersatu and three charges of misappropriating illicit funds, according to the court. The High Court was informed that former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requested a contractor who sought to obtain projects under the Jana Wibawa program to make contributions to Bersatu. Azman Yusoff, 54, chairman of the Malaysian Bumiputra Contractors Association (PKBM), said he was informed by Muhyiddin about the opportunity in a closed meeting in July 2020. Azman claimed he met Muhyiddin after a charity golf event organized by Muhyiddin at Tropicana Golf Club to learn about government project opportunities for PKBM members. He said during the meeting, Muhyiddin informed him that if PKBM members or contractors wanted to make contributions, they could donate them directly to Bersatu, not to any individual within the party. Azman, a former Umno Lembah Pantai member, said Muhyiddin also asked him to seek further information from former chief treasurer of Bersatu, Salleh Bajuri. After the meeting, Azman informed contractors interested in Jana Wibawa projects that they could make regular donations to Bersatu. He then received further information from former deputy chief secretary of the then-Prime Minister, Asmar Asmadi Abdullah Sani, after meeting him at the Prime Minister's Office in Parliament a few days later. KCJ Engineering later successfully won a road construction project connecting Felda Bukit Jalor to Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, worth RM62 million through a regular tender on July 30, 2021. Azman told the court that he subsequently donated RM4.8 million to Bersatu as a result, with RM4 million from his personal account and RM800,000 borrowed from his company. He said the money was handed over to Salleh through eight bank drafts, and he would not make the donation if he failed to secure the project. During the main examination by Deputy Prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, Azman said he had no malicious intent towards Muhyiddin and felt indebted to the former Prime Minister for helping the construction industry during the Covid-19 pandemic when no work or projects were available. Wan Shaharuddin asked Azman if he knew that requesting a contribution was wrong. Azman admitted that the request was indeed wrong but said he was a businessman who had to follow the Prime Minister's instructions for the survival of his business and his colleagues at that time. Muhyiddin, 79, is being charged with four counts of abusing his position to secure a RM225.3 million pecuniary advantage for Bersatu from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor Sdn Bhd, Azman, and KCJ Engineering. He is also facing three counts of misappropriating RM200 million of funds allegedly received from Bukhary Equity and transferred to Bersatu accounts in AmBank and CIMB Bank between January 1, 2020, and July 8, 2022. The trial is ongoing before Justice Noor Ruwena Nurdin.",
  "summary": "Ahli perniagaan Azman Yusoff berkata beliau berasa terhutang budi kepada Muhyiddin Yassin kerana membantu kontraktor Bumiputera ketika Covid-19.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Contractors seeking Jana Wibawa projects told to donate to Bersatu, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/contractors-seeking-jana-wibawa-projects-told-to-donate-to-bersatu",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:20:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Muhyiddin’s request for Bersatu donations was wrong, Bumiputera contractor chief tells court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/muhyiddins-request-for-bersatu-donations-was-wrong-bumiputera",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:32:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}