{
  "id": 5045803,
  "title": "MACC investigator: Muhyiddin abused powers as PM to help Jana Wibawa contractors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/macc-investigator-muhyiddin-abused-powers-as-pm-to-help-jana-wibawa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/02/macc-investigator-muhyiddin-abused-powers-as-pm-to-help-jana-wibawa-contractors/233666"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is accused of abusing his power as prime minister to help Bumiputera contractors receive government projects, according to anti-corruption investigator Mazery Mohd Zaini. Mazery testified that this abuse of power occurred when Muhyiddin instructed the finance minister to handle applications by companies, resulting in the successful companies making donations to the party Bersatu. Azman Yusoff, president of the Bumiputera Contractors Association of Malaysia (PKBM) and managing director of KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd, is also mentioned as a suspect in a separate corruption case, though he was not charged. The trial is ongoing, with Muhyiddin facing seven charges related to power abuse and money laundering.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin abused his powers as a prime minister when h...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Jana Wibawa recipients deposited RM25.3mil into Bersatu accounts, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/jana-wibawa-recipients-deposited-rm25-3mil-into-bersatu-accounts",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Funds channelled to Bersatu not political donations, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/funds-channelled-to-bersatu-not-political-donations-court-told",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "RM25.3m paid into Bersatu accounts after Jana Wibawa projects, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rm25-3m-paid-into-bersatu-accounts-after-jana-wibawa-projects-court",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Not a coincidence’: Contractors’ RM25.3m to Bersatu came after Muhyiddin’s aid to get projects, was not ‘political donation’, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/not-a-coincidence-contractors-rm25-3m-to-bersatu-came-after",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:35:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "RM25.3m payment for Jana Wibawa projects, not political donations to Bersatu: Witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rm25-3m-payment-for-jana-wibawa-projects-not-political-donations-to",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:44:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}