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Muhyiddin to be charged
The Syed Mokhtar factor
Hadi next?
Muhyiddin to be charged
Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was nabbed by the MACC and grilled for hours yesterday.
He was released on bail last night, and is expected to be charged today for corruption and money laundering in relation to the Jana Wibawa Programme.
This would make Muhyiddin the second former prime minister to be charged in court after leaving office.
The Bersatu president and his party claim the move is politically motivated.
The charges also come ahead of the Bersatu general assembly taking place this weekend.
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The Syed Mokhtar factor
Besides the Jana Wibawa programme, Muhyiddin revealed he will also be charged with abuse of power.
This is reportedly in regard to his decision as prime minister to reinstate a tax exemption granted to the Albukhary Foundation - which is led by tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary.
Muhyiddin then said that if the businessperson had made any financial contributions - it would have been to Bersatu's accounts, and not his.
Syed Mokhtar also appears to be on good terms with the current administration.
Last year, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim managed to get the tycoon to agree to share Bernas' profits with poor rice farmers.
Separately, last night Anwar said he had received a call from Syed Mokhtar, in which the tycoon said he was not financially ready to finance Kedah's Aerotropolis project.
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Hadi next?
Perikatan Nasional leaders and supporters are bracing for PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to be the next person to be ”persecuted” by the current administration.
Police are currently investigating Hadi for his remarks on planning to topple the government.
Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan - the first PN leader to be charged - claimed it was part of a systemic move to remove checks and balances in the country.
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