Bersatu’s youth wing, Armada, has called for the immediate lifting of restrictions on the party’s bank accounts following the High Court’s decision today to discharge and acquit party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of four charges linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.
Armada information chief Harris Idaham Rashid said the court’s decision should provide sufficient grounds for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to end the freeze on the party’s accounts without further bureaucratic justification.
“On behalf of Armada, I stress that this chain of selective charges was a planned political persecution aimed at paralysing our struggle.
“Following this full acquittal, Armada demands that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission immediately lift the restrictions on Bersatu’s official bank accounts without any further bureaucratic excuses.
“There is no longer any legal or moral basis to continue freezing our management rights,” he said in a statement today.
Harris said the court’s decision had also strengthened Armada’s resolve to continue defending Muhyiddin’s leadership and pursuing justice in the interests of the people.
“Bersatu is now ready to rise with full solidarity and collective strength. None of these obstacles have diminished our dignity. Instead, they have further fuelled Armada’s determination to move forward,” he said.
Earlier today, the High Court discharged and acquitted Muhyiddin of four charges linked to Jana Wibawa, comprising one charge of abuse of power and three money laundering charges.
Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin made the decision after allowing Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib’s application to discontinue the case under Section 254(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The court also made the decision under Section 254(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code after rejecting the prosecution’s application for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA).
The four charges included one count of abusing his position to obtain RM200 million in bribes from an entity.
The three money laundering charges involved RM120 million and RM75 million allegedly deposited into Bersatu’s CIMB Bank account, as well as another RM5 million deposited into the party’s AmBank account, all from the same entity.
