KUALA LUMPUR – The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against the High Court’s decision to acquit former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of four abuse of power charges, for allegedly using his position to obtain RM232.5 million in gratification for Bersatu through the Jana Wibawa project.
Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun said the appeal against this morning’s court decision is only with regard to the four charges under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
“There are still three other charges against Tan Sri Muhyiddin under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA), for which the case mention at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court is set for Sept 19, 2023,” he said in a statement today.
This morning, High Court Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin allowed Muhyiddin’s application to strike out the predicate charges under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 and free him of all four charges.
Judge Muhammad Jamil freed Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin, 76, after finding that the four charges were vague and baseless because they did not state the details of the alleged offences. – August 15, 2023