{
  "id": 5046726,
  "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-5046726",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "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 Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin abused his powers as Prime Minister in order to assist Bumiputera contractors in securing government projects under the Jana Wibawa programme, an anti-corruption investigator testified in the High Court. According to Mazery Mohd Zaini, a senior assistant commissioner at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) who investigated Muhyiddin's case, this abuse of power occurred when Muhyiddin instructed the finance minister to handle applications by companies seeking Jana Wibawa projects. As a result, the companies that received projects subsequently made donations to Muhyiddin's Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM).",
  "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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    "outlets": 6,
    "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."
}