Muhyiddin beefs up defence team with King’s Counsel


Part of the team: Perian is the first Malaysian King’s Counsel.

KUALA LUMPUR: A King’s Counsel is now part of the defence team of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is seeking to restore his acquittal on four charges of abuse of power related to the Jana Wibawa project.

Muhyiddin’s lead counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told reporters that Steven Perian will appear with him and 13 other lawyers before a five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal on July 9.

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