Muhyiddin Succeeds In Having Abuse Of Power Charges Dropped Court Rules Them Defective

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Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has succeeded in having four abuse of power charges against him quashed following a High Court decision today.
(MMO) – In delivering the court’s decision, High Court judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin said the aforementioned charges accusing Muhyiddin of allegedly using his position to obtain gratification amounting to RM232.5 million for Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia failed to disclose any offence details.
“The four charges did not disclose an offence under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act and Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) which calls for an extraordinary circumstance compelling me to use the court’s inherent powers. “This is to prevent an abuse of the court process. I am therefore allowing for the four charges to be struck out and the applicant is acquitted and released,” he said.
With the four charges struck out, Muhyiddin has three remaining criminal charges under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act that are pending at the Sessions Court.
In his decision, Muhammad Jamil said the court disagreed with the prosecutors’ argument that the particulars of how the offence was committed were not required to be disclosed in the charge but could later be proven through court testimonies. “This will surely bring about injustice to the applicant who is uninformed of the true nature of the offence committed and therefore incapacitating them of an effective defence before trial commences.
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