{
  "id": 5303662,
  "title": "Peguam Muhyiddin pertikai dakwaan pertemuan bincang Jana Wibawa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/peguam-muhyiddin-pertikai-dakwaan-pertemuan-bincang-jana-wibawa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:05:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/03/peguam-muhyiddin-pertikai-dakwaan-pertemuan-bincang-jana-wibawa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amer Hamzah Arshad charged ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin over seven allegations related to the Janu Wibawa program, a government initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic to aid Bumiputera contractors. The complaint centers around a meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Parliament, which took place several days after a personal meeting between Muhyiddin and Azman at the Tropicana Golf Club Damansara in mid-July 2020. The claim is that Muhyiddin informed Azman about the Janu Wibawa program during this meeting and urged him to meet with Asmar Asmadi for further information. However, Amer argues that Azman's account of this list is purely a fabrication, asserting that only Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz proposed the term \"Janu Wibawa\" via a letter to Muhyiddin on July 23, 2020. Amer: If you look at that letter, Tengku Zafrul proposed the term \"Janu Wibawa\" to Tan Sri (Muhyiddin) on July 23, 2020. You know about this, right? Azman: I don't know. Amer: After that, Tan Sri formalized the letter on August 3, 2020, by stating he agreed with Zafrul's proposal and began using the term thereafter. You agree? Azman: I don't agree. Amer: You agree, right? Azman firmly states that Muhyiddin mentioned Janu Wibawa orally during their personal meeting at the golf club. Amer then suggests that the plaintiff who instigated Azman to file the lawsuit in court. When asked if he possesses any evidence that Muhyiddin used the term Janu Wibawa before July 23, Azman replied he has no such evidence. In his testimony, Azman also claims that in September 2020, he submitted a letter to Muhyiddin requesting assistance for a road construction project connecting Felda Bukit Jalor to Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, via a direct tender. According to him, this letter was handed over to Asmar at the PMO, who then forwarded it to KCJ Engineering. KCJ Engineering eventually received the RM62 million Janu Wibawa project on July 30, 2021. Amer questions how this letter could have reached the Ministry of Finance when it was not endorsed by Muhyiddin. Amer: There's no shred of evidence suggesting Tan Sri endorsed this letter? Azman: I'm not sure. Amer: You agree there's no direct confirmation from Asmar, the PMO, or the Finance Ministry? Azman: I agree. Amer also alleges that it's impossible for Asmar to have possessed the list of Janu Wibawa projects before July, as Muhyiddin only formalized Tengku Zafrul's letter on August 3. Azman disagrees but agrees that only Asmar can confirm the existence of such a list. However, Asmar is not listed as a plaintiff's witness. Amer continues to challenge the accuracy of the timing of Azman's meeting with Asmar, arguing that the meeting could not have occurred before Muhyiddin started using the term \"Janu Wibawa\" following Tengku Zafrul's proposal on August 3. Azman disagrees. Muhyiddin, 79, faces four allegations of using his position to solicit a RM225.3 million bribe from Bersatu by Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor Sdn Bhd, Azman, and KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd. He is also charged with three counts of converting haram money involving RM200 million allegedly received from Bukhary Equity and deposited into Bersatu accounts at AmBank and CIMB Bank. Muhyiddin is accused of committing these offenses between January 1, 2020, and July 8, 2022. The trial before High Court Judge Noor Ruwena Nurdin continues on September 14.",
  "summary": "Peguam Amer Hamzah Arshad cadang dakwaan Azman Yusoff bahawa beliau ditunjukkan senarai projek Jana Wibawa pada Julai 2020 tidak benar.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Muhyiddin’s counsel disputes businessman’s account of Jana Wibawa meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/muhyiddins-counsel-disputes-businessmans-account-of-jana-wibawa",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:28:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}