KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was summoned to appear at the country's anti-graft agency on Thursday (Mar 9), following allegations of abuse in stimulus programmes launched under his premiership. In a Facebook post, Mr Muhyiddin also denied a news report that he was arr
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was summoned to appear at the country's anti-graft agency on Thursday , following allegations of abuse in stimulus programmes launched under his premiership.
In a Facebook post, Mr Muhyiddin also denied a news report that he was arrested on a golf course on Wednesday. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president did not say why he was called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission .Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who came to power in November, last year ordered a review of government projects worth billions of dollars approved by Mr Muhyiddin, including COVID-19 relief programmes, alleging they did not follow proper procedures.
Malaysia's constitutional monarch, King Al-Sultan Abdullah, then appointed Anwar as prime minister after he formed a coalition with other political parties.Two leaders belonging to Mr Muhyiddin's party have been charged by the MACC with bribery over an economic recovery project launched by his government.
He was reportedly questioned by the MACC last month over a contract awarded to a relative when he was prime minister, which was said to be worth over a billion ringgit .The MACC has also frozen bank accounts belonging to Mr Muhyiddin's party.
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