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Malaysia's ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 corruption charges

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been acquitted of four charges related to a corruption case involving approximately US$49 million. The Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed three money-laundering charges and one charge of abuse of power after prosecutors announced they would not proceed with these counts. While this acquittal removes a significant portion of the charges, Muhyiddin still faces three remaining abuse-of-power charges. AI

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Malaysia's ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 corruption charges

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case

    Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin won a significant court victory on Tuesday after he was acquitted of four charges linked to a government programme set up to help contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared Muhyiddin of three mon…

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