Muhyiddin succeeds in bid to get power abuse charges quashed


KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has discharged and acquitted Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of four charges involving abuse of power to obtain a RM232.5mil gratification for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the order to discharge and acquit the former prime minister and Bersatu president here on Tuesday (Aug 15) after the court was satisfied that all four charges were defective, baseless and vague.

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