IN a show of support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who was charged in court for abuse of power and money laundering, Srikandi Bersatu (women’s wing) has launched a ‘Tabung Hibah Abah’ fund.
The fund-raising exercise was carried out among the 450 delegates at the Srikandi Bersatu Malaysia Annual General Conference 2022.
However, earlier today, the former PM’s two children have emerged as sureties for their father’s by posting the RM2 mil bail-out fee at the criminal registration counter of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.
Netizens have taken to Twitterverse to pour scorn on the fund.
User @ma_asri said:
Anak dia jamin RM2m dah, buat tabung hibah ape jadah lagi oi 😂 Solidariti abah diaa 🤦🏻♀️
— Mastura Asri (@ma_asri) March 10, 2023
(Why bother with a “tabung hibah” when both his sons have posted bail?)
User @Rudinmas5 added:
Knp rakyat kena bantu tabung hibah abah..rakyat lagi susah…. Dia senang lenang
— Rudinmas (@Rudinmas5) March 10, 2023
(Why should we help him? The people are experiencing much worse while he’s living lavishly.)
Meanwhile, user @anonymeowssss tweeted a cheeky retort saying:
Daripada bayar so called hibah utk abah korang ni baik korang buat hibah utk diri sendiri, cakap je berapa 50K, 500K sejuta pun boleh. Saya boleh bikin beres.
Bammin AIA Takaful — El Gato (@anonymeowssss) March 10, 2023
(Rather than donating to this so-called ‘hibah’ donation to your ‘abah’, you might as well gift a ‘hibah’ to yourself. Say RM50,000, RM500,000 or RM1 mil — whichever amount is also possible, I could help you with it.)
Earlier today, Muhyiddin claimed trial to four counts of abuse of power and two money laundering charges involving RM232.5 mil before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi.
The four abuse of power charges, laid out under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009, accused the 75-year-old Muhyiddin of using his position as then prime minister and Bersatu president to obtain RM232.5 mil from three companies and an individual, between March 1, 2020, and Aug 20, 2021.
Meanwhile, the two money laundering charges, framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 read with Section 87(1) of the same Act, accused the Pagoh MP of receiving RM120 mil of proceeds from illegal activity from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd between Feb 25, 2021, and July 8, 2022. — March 10, 2023
Main photo credit: Sinar Harian
