BERSATU information chief Datuk Razali Idris said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) might apprehend party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today.
“Muhyiddin has been told to go to the MACC’s headquarters, and we expect him to be arrested today and charged in court tomorrow,” Razali told reporters gathered outside the MACC headquarters today.
“We consider this inhumane as the party is having its elections tomorrow, and Parliament is also in session.”
Razali alleged that MACC’s action against the former prime minister appeared to be carried out solely to “destroy Perikatan Nasional (PN) and prevent Bersatu from contesting in the six state elections”.
Muhyiddin, the chairman of the PN, is scheduled to arrive at the MACC headquarters shortly before an 11am meeting with the anti-graft agency.
Meanwhile, about 100 supporters of Muhyiddin gathered outside the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to show support for the Pagoh MP as early as 9am.
Also seen among the crowd, all clad in white T-shirts bearing Muhyiddin’s image, were PN deputy chairperson Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Indera Mahkota MP Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, as well as Bersatu Youth information chief Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir.
Should Muhyiddin be charged, it would be the latest in a series of charges laid against Bersatu leaders since mid-February.
On Feb 21, Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan was charged at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for soliciting bribes of an unspecified amount and slapped with another charge of receiving RM6.96 mil in bribes in 2022.
Several charges were also laid against Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad.
According to the MACC, these charges were related to the Jana Wibawa scheme, a stimulus project by the then-Muhyiddin administration as part of the COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts. – March 9, 2023
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