Malaysia’s former PM gets bail, going to court for corruption charge
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has got bail and will go to court for corruption charge on March 10 after being arrested on March 9 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo: Reuters)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddꦓin Yassin has got bail and will go to court for corruptioncharge on March 10 after being arrested on March 9 by the MalaysianAnti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Muhyiddin was arrested at 1pm on March 9 after he was called in to provide statements inconnection with the Jana Wibawa economic recovery programme. He then was released at 8.20pm the same day.
The MACC said it had obtained permission from theAttorney-General’s Chambers to charge Muhyiddin in a Kuala Lumpur court onMarch 10.
Muhyiddin, who is also Bersatu President, willface several charges under Section 23 of th𒀰e MACC Act 2009 and Section 4(1)(b)of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of UnlawfulActivities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA), it said.
Section 23 of the MACC Act sets out the offence of usingone’s office or position for gratification and carries a penalty of up to 20years’ jail as well as a fine five times the value of the gratification involved,or 10,000 MYR (over 2,200 USD),whichever is higher.
Section 4(1)(b) of the AMLATFPUAA refers to theoffence of “acquiring, receiving, possessing, disguising, transferring,converting, exchanging, carrying, disposing or using the proceeds of anunlawful activity”. It carries a penalty of up to 15 years’ jail and a finefive times the value of the proceeds at the time the offence was committed, or5 million MYR, whichever is greater.
The Bersatu President is the latest to be arrestedin connection with the Jana Wibawa programme. Two Bersatu leaders – TasekGelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan and Segambut deputy chief Adam Radlan AdamMuhammad – were charged in court last month for soliciting and accepting bribesover projects in♉volving Jana Wibawa./.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Photo: Reuters) 
