Review all 'selective prosecutions' against PN leaders, Hamzah tells AG

 

Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin wants the attorney-general to review all criminal cases brought against the coalition’s leaders.

This comes following the Kuala Lumpur High Court decision this morning to quash four power abuse charges against former prime minister and PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin.

“Based on the KL High Court decision today, I urge the attorney-general to review all the selective prosecutions brought upon Bersatu and PN leaders and withdraw all the charges,” he said on Facebook.

The statement came shortly after the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed the former prime minister’s striking-out application.Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin ruled that the charges were defective and not in line with the Criminal Procedure Code.

According to Hamzah (above), the ruling proved that the Pakatan Harapan-BN government had abused its power to get at PN leaders and called on the people to reject the federal administration.

“The court decision has proven that the Harapan-BN government practised revenge politics and oppression by making up frivolous accusations and abusing their power to charge PN leaders in court,” he said.

Muhyiddin had in March claimed trial to four counts of abuse of power and three money laundering charges involving RM232.5 million. The criminal case is linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.

The four abuse of power charges, framed under Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009, accused him of using his position as then prime minister and Bersatu president, for an inducement of RM232.5 million from three companies and an individual, between March 1, 2020, and Aug 20, 2021.

The three companies are Bukhary Equity, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, and Mamfor Sdn Bhd, while the individual in question is Azman Yusoff.

Muhyiddin later filed an application to quash the four abuse of power charges against him.

He claimed that the charges were “defective and bad in law” for lacking in particulars in contravention of Section 354 of the Criminal Procedure Code and thus violated his fundamental right to life and personal liberty under Article 5 of the Federal Constitution. - Mkini