According to an article by Today Online, the former prime minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin was charged with four counts of corruption as well as another two counts of money laundering today (10 Mar).
The charges were given to him at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur (KL).
Second ex-PM to be charged for alleged bribery and embezzling offences
Muhyiddin would be the second ex-PM of Malaysia to be accused of allegedly soliciting bribes as well as embezzlement of public funds.
He was charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act for allegedly using his PM position and his PM office to receive over RM230 million (SGD 69 million) in bribes from several entities.
Under his charge, his was accused of allegedly accepting bribes on behalf of Bersatu from Bukhary Equity.
The amount received was said to be RM200 million and it was allegedly said to have been received at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya.
If he is convicted of his offences, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of at least five times the sum of the bribes he received if what he received is capable of being valued or is related to money, or a fine of RM10,000 depending on which amount is higher.
Muhyiddin was allowed to post a bail of RM 2 million and had to surrender his passport.
He claimed trial to all charges.
Image source: Muhyiddin Yassin/Facebook