Jana Wibawa corruption case: Mahiaddin’s trial begins tomorrow

SITI NUR ZAWANI

The corruption trial of former prime minister, Tan Sri Mahiaddin Md Yassin on charges of abusing his position to solicit bribes totalling hundreds of million ringgit, will begin at the High Court tomorrow.

He allegedly abused his position to solicit RM232.5 million in bribes for Bersatu from Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Mamfor Sdn Bhd and Datuk Azman Yusoff.

The alleged gratification was linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.

He also faces three money laundering charges involving RM200 million, allegedly received from Bukhary Equity and deposited into Bersatu’s accounts at AmBank and CIMB Bank.

The trial is scheduled to run on several dates throughout the year, beginning March 9 to 11, with additional hearings set for April (13, 16, 28 and 29), May 25 and 26), July (6 to 10, 13 to 17 and 27 to 29) and August (7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27).