Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed his regret and sadness, saying “selective prosecution” is being carried out against the party leadership after its information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan was charged with corruption.
The former prime minister also claimed the prosecution against Bersatu had been hinted at by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“I feel sad because this is the first time Bersatu has been taken to court.
“If you remember the statement made by the Umno president, he said there will be a new court cluster.
“That’s like something that was planned from the beginning.
“As president of Bersatu, I think this is planned. The intentions are definitely not good and we have filed a police report (on Feb 15) represented by Bersatu Youth on 11 matters which I think are quite serious related to the current government,” the Perikatan Nasional chairperson said when met by reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Court today.
Wan Saiful was charged today with soliciting a bribe of an unspecified amount and for receiving a bribe of RM6.96 million between July 8, 2022 and Sept 30, 2022.
Last month, Umno information chief Isham Jalil urged Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu to focus on Bersatu’s potential corruption charges over alleged misappropriation of government funds, rather than meddle in the affairs of Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Muhyiddin, who is also the Pagoh MP, said every party needs funds to operate and this includes funds from corporate supporters.
He said Pakatan Harapan and BN had also received funds from supporters and he questioned why their leaders were not charged in court.
“We actually expected that this will be done by the Harapan-BN government to weaken Bersatu after seeing the growing support for PN,” he claimed. - Mkini
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