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.
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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.