PERIKATAN Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin’s lawyers are confident that all remaining charges levelled against their client will be dismissed.

Senior lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said as a result of the dismissal of four main charges today, the three counts under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 would also not stand.

This, he said, was because they were predicated on the main ones, which were quashed today.

“In the next few days, the legal team will meet and discuss the three remaining charges.

“Most importantly, the main charges have fallen this morning,” he said in a press conference after the court proceedings this morning.

The High Court today allowed an application by the former prime minister to strike out the abuse of power charges in the Jana Wibawa case.

Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin said all the four charges were defective and not in line with the criminal procedure code.

He said they were not strong enough as they did not disclose Muhyiddin’s alleged offence under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act (MACC) 2009.

The court acquitted and discharged Muhyiddin of the charges, which were still pending at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court.

Muhyiddin was previously charged with four counts of using his position as the prime minister and Bersatu president to ask for a RM200 million bribe from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd at the Prime Minister’s Department Complex, Federal Government Administrative Centre in Putrajaya between February 8 and 25, 2021.

The charges were framed under section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009.

Muhyiddin was also charged with two counts of receiving RM195 million in funds that are proceeds from unlawful activities between February 25 and July 16, 2021 and February 8 till July 8 last year. – August 15, 2023.