KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — The trial of former premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who faces seven charges of power abuse by soliciting RM232.5 million in bribes and receiving RM200 million in illegal proceeds, will begin in March 2026 at the High Court.
Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin has set 29 days for the trial, scheduled for March 9 to March 11; April 13, April 16, April 28, and April 29; May 25 and May 26; July 6 to July 10, July 13 to July 17, and July 27 to July 29; and August 17 to August 21, as well as August 26 and August 27 next year.
The trial dates were fixed after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin and defence lawyer Chetan Jethwani, representing Muhyiddin, reached a mutual agreement.
“The next case mention is set for November 27,” said Judge Ruwena, adding that November 18 has been scheduled to hear Muhyiddin’s application for the temporary release of his passport.
According to Shaharuddin, the prosecution intends to call about 30 witnesses to testify during the trial.
The 78-year-old Pagoh MP, who was both prime minister and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president at the time of the offences, faces four counts of abusing his position to solicit RM232.5 million in bribes linked to the Jana Wibawa project from three companies: Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, and Mamfor Sdn Bhd, as well as from Datuk Azman Yusoff, for the benefit of Bersatu.
The alleged offences took place at the Prime Minister’s Office, Perdana Putra, Putrajaya, between March 1, 2020, and August 20, 2021.
Muhyiddin also faces three charges of receiving RM200 million in funds derived from illegal activities, allegedly transferred by Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd into Bersatu’s accounts at AmBank and CIMB Bank in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur between February 2021 and July 2022.
Muhyiddin, who was absent from today’s proceedings after being granted a court exemption, had his representation to drop seven charges rejected by the Attorney-General’s Chambers on August 22 this year.
