KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to face another court charge in Shah Alam next Monday.
According to Malay daily Berita Harian, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) deputy president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, said the charge was also related to corruption.
“The charges against Muhyiddin today are a sad occasion for the country.
“If a statesman can be treated in this manner, what about the fate of the people?” Ahmad Faisal told reporters and supporters outside the Kuala Lumpur courts complex today.
Ahmad Faizal, who is former Tambun MP, also described the former prime minister as a leader who sacrificed for the country but has been disgraced by charges in court.
Muhyiddin, who is also Bersatu president, was slapped with four counts of corruption and two counts of money laundering charges at the Sessions Court here today, making him the second former prime minister to be accused and put in the dock for allegedly soliciting bribes and embezzling public funds.
For the first four counts, Muhyiddin was charged under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act for using his office or position to get gratification from several entities amounting to over RM230 million.
For the second count, the former prime minister was charged with soliciting bribes of RM1 million from Nepturis Sdn Bhd on behalf of Bersatu. The alleged offence was committed at the same premises between March 20 and August 20, 2021.
The third and fourth charges involved bribes worth RM19.5 million from Mamfor Sdn Bhd and RM12 million from Azman Yusoff. Both the alleged offences were also said to have taken place at the prime minister’s office between March 20 and August 20, 2021.
Muhyiddin claimed trial for all charges and was allowed to post bail of RM2 million. He was told to surrender his passport.
