KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has closed the case in the trial of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is facing three charges of using his position to obtain RM25.3mil in gratification in connection with projects under the Jana Wibawa programme after calling 29 witnesses.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin informed High Court Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin of the matter after the prosecution’s final witness, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mazery Mohd Zaini, completed his testimony.
“The prosecution closes its case as there are no more witnesses to be called to testify and six prosecution witnesses are being offered to the defence,” he said on Tuesday (Sept 15) as reported by The Star.
Among the six witnesses are Muhyiddin’s former principal private secretary, Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad and businessman Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad.
The judge then set Nov 25 or earlier for the prosecution and defence to file their written submissions, with oral submissions by the prosecution scheduled for Nov 26, followed by the defence’s oral submissions from Dec 1 to 3.
The trial began on March 9, with prosecution witnesses including former Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd director Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff, Nepturis Sdn Bhd founder Lian Tan Chuan and Mamfor Sdn Bhd managing director Shahradzi Shamsuddin taking the stand.
Muhyiddin, 79, is facing three charges of using his position to obtain RM25.3 million in gratification for Bersatu from three companies – Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor Sdn Bhd and KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd – as well as Azman Yusoff, in connection with the Jana Wibawa projects.
