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Yusof, I. M. (2026, September 15). Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3367607/malaysias-ex-pm-muhyiddin-acquitted-4-charges-us49-million-corruption-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Yusof, Iman Muttaqin. “Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case.” South China Morning Post, 15 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3367607/malaysias-ex-pm-muhyiddin-acquitted-4-charges-us49-million-corruption-case?utm_source=rss_feed.
Yusof, Iman Muttaqin. “Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case.” South China Morning Post, September 15, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3367607/malaysias-ex-pm-muhyiddin-acquitted-4-charges-us49-million-corruption-case?utm_source=rss_feed.
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On 20 March 2023, the Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin of four corruption charges involving US$49 million. Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin dismissed the prosecution’s request for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal, ensuring these charges could not be reinstated later. Prosecutors dropped three money-laundering and one abuse-of-power charge, leaving Muhyiddin with three remaining abuse-of-power counts. This ruling places him alongside other former prime ministers currently entangled in legal proceedings over corruption allegations.