Ex-PM Muhyiddin charged for alleged abuse of power and money laundering involving RM232.5 mil
KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Former prime minister and Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was charged with four counts of abuse of power for using his position as then prime minister when his party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, was alleged to have received RM232.5 million in bribes from corporate entities.
He also faces two more charges of money laundering, wherein his party received RM195 million out of the total sum from illegal activities.
The former PM, clad in a dark blue suit, pleaded not guilty from the accused dock before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi when the four abuse of power charges were read out to him.
According to the first four charges, Muhyiddin, 75, is said to have used his position as a prime minister and Bersatu president to receive RM232.5 million in bribes between March 1, 2020 and Aug 20, 2021.
According to the charges, the money was deposited into Parti Bersatu’s bank account in bribes from several companies and an individual.
For the remaining two charges, he was charged with receiving proceeds from illegal activities amounting to RM195 million out of the RM232.5 million from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd.
The charges were read out to him before Azura.
Muhyiddin pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to all charges.
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Ex-PM Muhyiddin charged for alleged abuse of power and money laundering involving RM232.5 mil
March 10, 2023 – theedgemarkets.com
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