On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal overturned the release and acquittal granted to former Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in four corruption cases involving a total of RM232.5 million.

This decision came after a panel of three judges led by Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail unanimously allowed the prosecution's appeal against the previous High Court decision that acquitted Muhyiddin of the four corruption charges.

As a result, the Court of Appeal directed that the cases be returned to the Sessions Court for further action.

The proceedings also involved Judges Datuk Azmi Ariffin and Datuk S M Komathy Suppiah.

On August 15th, the High Court acquitted Muhyiddin of the four charges related to alleged corruption of RM232.5 million for the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin decided against granting Muhyiddin's application to dismiss the charges, stating that the four charges did not disclose an offence under Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

In an affidavit filed with the motion, Muhyiddin claimed that the four charges were flawed and legally invalid, as they contradicted Section 152 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

In the charges, Muhyiddin, 77, who served as the eighth Prime Minister, was accused in the Sessions Court of using his position to receive bribes amounting to RM232.5 million from three companies Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, and Mamfor Sdn Bhd and Datuk Azman Yusoff for Bersatu.

He allegedly committed these acts at the Prime Minister's Office, Perdana Putra Building, Putrajaya, between March 1, 2020, and August 20, 2021.

Simultaneously, Muhyiddin, also the Chairman of Perikatan Nasional (PN), currently faces three charges of receiving proceeds from illegal activities, totalling RM200 million.

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