KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seeking to strike out his three money laundering charges related to the Jana Wibawa scandal.
The lead defence counsel to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, told the sessions court that they would be filing the application soon.
“The application to set aside (the charges) will be made under Section 173(g) of the Criminal Procedure Code,” he said.
On August 15, the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Muhyidin’s application to nullify the four abuse of power charges against him linked to Jana Wibawa.
Earlier, the defence team contended that the money laundering charges against the Pagoh MP would not stand as they were predicated to the main ones which were already nullified.
Muhyiddin was charged with two counts of receiving RM195 million in funds that were allegedly proceeds from unlawful activities between February 25 and July 16, 2021 and February 8 and July 8, last year.
The Bersatu president was also charged with one count of receiving RM5 million in funds from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, which were allegedly proceeds from unlawful activities, on January 7 last year.
The charge is framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. – The Vibes, September 19, 2023
