MACC expected to detain Muhyiddin today: Bersatu info chief


Datuk Razali Idris says party chief will be charged in court tomorrow over Jana Wibawa scandal

(The Vibes) – Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to be detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today before being brought to the court tomorrow to be charged, said party information chief Datuk Razali Idris.

“He (Muhyiddin) has been asked to come to the MACC’s headquarters, here and we expect him to be arrested today and charged in court tomorrow.

“We treat this as an injustice because Bersatu was due to have its elections tomorrow, while the Dewan Rakyat is also in session,” Razali told reporters outside the MACC headquarters here.

He opined that MACC’s latest action against Muhyiddin was aimed at destroying “Perikatan Nasional (PN)” and disrupting Bersatu’s chances to contest in the upcoming state elections at six states.

Amidst a crowd of supporters, other Bersatu leaders present outside the MACC headquarters in support of the former Prime Minister included Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, party supreme council member Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, and Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal.

Muhyiddin is expected to present himself at MACC headquarters after its officers summoned him, yesterday.

It is learnt that Muhyiddin is expected to be charged for graft in relation to the Jana Wibawa stimulus initiative as well as the government’s additional spending during the Covid-19 lockdown period.

Several Perikatan Nasional leaders including its secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (centre, blue shirt) are present at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters to show support for coalition chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is expected to present himself there after being summoned by the anti-graft body. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, March 9, 2023
Several Perikatan Nasional leaders including its secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (centre, blue shirt) are present at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters to show support for coalition chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is expected to present himself there after being summoned by the anti-graft body. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, March 9, 2023

A MACC source had earlier confirmed that the politician in question, a senior party leader, will be charged under the MACC Act 2009.

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