Muhyiddin fails in bid to review Court of Appeal decision in abuse of power case

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Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid to review the decision by a previous Court of Appeal panel that reinstated four abuse of power charges linked to the misappropriation of RM232.5mil against him.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3v8p23uv   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Former Prime Minister Tansri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid to review the decision

00:05by a previous Court of Appeal panel that reinstated four abuse of power charges

00:10linked to the misappropriation of 232.5 million ringgit against him.

00:16A Court of Appeal, five-member panel chaired by Justice Aziza Nawawi,

00:21said that the earlier quorum had the requisite jurisdiction

00:24to hear and educate the prosecution's appeal that was brought before them then.

00:29The Bersatu President and his lawyer, Datuk Hisham Teh Potek,

00:34spoke to the press after the judgment.

01:00As-salamu alaykum, my friends.

01:03The defence team shared the sentiments expressed by Tansri to say that we are disappointed with the result

01:10or with the decision given by the Court of Appeal recently.

01:14We respect the decision of the Court of Appeal.

01:17We will further study the reasons given by the Court of Appeal.

01:22In essence, the Court of Appeal agreed with substantially our arguments

01:26canvassed before the Court of Appeal the other occasion,

01:29except that the Court of Appeal did not agree

01:32and came to a conclusion that the inherent power of the High Court

01:38includes also what comes within the revolutionary power of the High Court.

01:42On that basis, a new law has been created.

01:46We need time to study the judgment concern

01:50as to the next steps to be taken by the defence team acting for Tansri.

01:54Is today's result in your prediction?

01:59Sorry?

02:00Is the Court's decision in your prediction?

02:04We were confident.

02:06The submissions made by us, both ordered and written,

02:10our submissions were based entirely on law

02:12supported by authorities of both the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal.

02:17And we went on a literal interpretation of Section 51 of the Court's Judicature Act.

02:22And the law is very clear to say that when there is no ambiguity whatsoever,

02:29the literal approach must be taken.

02:31In this respect, earlier on I said again

02:35that we respect the judgment of the Court of Appeal

02:38and we will further study the conclusions made by the learned judges of the Court of Appeal.

02:45So the consequence of it is that Tansri will go back again to the Sessions Court

02:51and we will report to the Sessions Court on the outcome of this proceeding this morning.

02:56All right, thank you so much.

02:58Muhyiddin was charged with using his position as the then Prime Minister and Bersatu President

03:03to obtain bribes from three companies,

03:05Bukhari Equity Sendirian Berhad,

03:08Nepturi Sendirian Berhad

03:10and Mamfor Sendirian Berhad,

03:12and also from one Datuk Azman Yusof for the party.

03:16He was accused of committing the offences at the Prime Minister's office in Putrajaya

03:21between March 1, 2020 and August 20, 2021.

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