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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Faces Corruption Charges

by VOA News

   Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced two charges of
   corruption and money laundering Friday.

   He said he is innocent of the charges, which he says are politically
   motivated.

   He is facing charges that he obtained hundreds of millions of dollars
   in bribes and money laundering that he deposited into the coffers of
   his political party, Bersatu.

   The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the charges
   and has frozen Bersatu's accounts.

   Prosecutors say the 75-year-old politician will likely face a third
   money laundering charge.

   Muhyiddin is the second former Malaysian prime minister to face
   corruption charges. Najib Razak is serving a 12-year sentence for a
   financial scandal with state investment fund 1MDB.

   Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence
   France-Presse and Reuters.