PUTRAJAYA: The prosecution's appeal over Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's acquittal on four corruption charges linked to the Jana Wibawa scandal will be heard in February next year.
The Court of Appeal during the mention of the case today fixed Feb 28 and Feb 29 to hear the submissions from both parties.
High Court Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin had ruled that the charges faced by Muhyiddin be dismissed, and the Pagoh member of Parliament was released and acquitted of all four charges against him.
Muhammad Jamil, in his judgement, found that all four charges were defective, unsubstantiated, and vague.
He was satisfied that the charges faced by Muhyiddin did not disclose the details of the offences committed, preventing the accused from providing further instructions to his representing lawyer.
The court concluded that continuing the trial would hinder Muhyiddin from preparing a proper defence and would render the prosecution against him an abuse of the court process.
On March 10, the Perikatan Nasional chairman was charged with two counts of receiving RM195 million funds, that were proceeds from unlawful activities between Feb 25 and July 16, 2021 and Feb 8 till July 8 last year.
The funds were credited into the party's CIMB bank account. He was accused of committing the offence at the CIMB Bank KL Tower branch, Jalan Stesen Sentral, here.
He was then charged with one more count of receiving RM5 million funds, from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, that were proceeds from unlawful activities on Jan 7 last year.
The funds were credited into the party's Ambank bank account. He was accused of committing the offence at Ambank Amcorp Mall branch, Jalan Persiaran Barat, Petaling Jaya, here.
The charges were framed under Section 4(1)(b) of the AMLATFPUAA.
The offence under AMLATFPUAA carries a jail term not exceeding 15 years and a fine of at least five times the sum obtained from money laundering or RM5 million, whichever is higher, upon conviction.