KUALA LUMPUR — The High Court today acquitted former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of four charges involving Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd's funds, as the prosecution today said it does not want to proceed with trial on those charges for now.

In this trial, Muhyiddin faced seven charges:

• four counts of alleged power abuse to obtain RM225.3 million in bribes for his party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (from Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff, KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd, Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd and Mamfor Sdn Bhd), and
• three counts of alleged money laundering involving money that Bersatu received from Bukhary Equity.

Following the High Court's decision after the prosecution's request for a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA), Muhyiddin now only faces three power abuse charges involving RM25.3 million in alleged bribes for his party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in relation to Jana Wibawa projects.

High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin delivered her decision this afternoon on whether to only grant a DNAA or to acquit Muhyiddin on those four charges.

Ultimately, the judge decided to acquit, in the interests of justice.

The judge noted that the prosecution did not give any reasons besides saying it did not wish to proceed with the four charges, and that the prosecution had left it to the court to decide.

“I’m of the view in the interests of justice, the discretion of the court is to be exercised in favour of the accused.