Judge questions prosecution’s claim Muhyiddin charges are complete

The four abuse of power charges against Muhyiddin Yassin are complete with particulars to notify the former prime minister of the offences he was accused of, contended a prosecutor.

During today’s hearing before the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Muhyiddin’s application to strike out the four criminal charges, deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib dissected the details in the charges that would allegedly serve as sufficient notice to the accused on the offence he was alleged to have committed.

The DPP pointed out that the four charges stated the elements of an offence under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009, namely that Muhyiddin, in his capacity as then public officer namely prime minister, had used...