PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers has denied allegations of selective prosecution and of persecution which were made after several Bersatu leaders were charged in court recently.
The department also denied that the decision to charge the politicians had been politically motivated.
The decision to prefer charge was based on facts and statements obtained in the course of the investigation “and is not made to favour any party”, the AGC said in a statement.
The AGC’s denial of selective prosecution follows a similar denial by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission of political interference in its investigations into the Jana Wibawa project.
Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin was charged today with four counts of abuse of power in relation to the project to obtain RM232.5 million for his party. He was also charged with two counts of money laundering amounting to RM195 million.
The Jana Wibawa economic stimulus programme, carried out while Muhyiddin was prime minister, was aimed at helping Bumiputera businesses to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Two other Bersatu members, Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan and Segambut division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad, were charged last month with soliciting and accepting bribes.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the government’s critics to “check the facts” before accusing it of political persecution after such accusations were raised over the recent arrests of Bersatu leaders. - FMT
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