PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), March 9 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed that former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested Thursday and will be charged in a Kuala Lumpur court Friday.
MACC, in a statement, said Muhyiddin will be slapped with several charges under the MACC Act 2009 and Section 4(1)b of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).
The commission arrested Muhyiddin, 75, at 1 pm after recording his statement at the MACC headquarters here to complete the final investigation process regarding the Jana Wibawa programme and related issues.
MACC had obtained consent from the Attorney-General’s Chambers to charge the president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).
The commission had earlier frozen the accounts of Bersatu and charged several individuals, including former Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan, in court in connection with Jana Wibawa projects.
The Jana Wibawa programme was implemented during the time when Muhyiddin was the prime minister to speed up the implementation of projects and boost the country’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
— NNN-BERNAMA
