Muhyiddin trial: Prosecution completes case after 29 witnesses

The prosecution in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's power abuse trial concluded its case after presenting 29 witnesses, offering six additional individuals for the defense stage if required.

The trial, which began on March 9, is set to resume in late November for four days to determine if Muhyiddin will need to defend himself against three remaining charges of power abuse, involving RM25.3 million in alleged bribes.

The High Court recently acquitted him of four out of seven charges in the interests of justice.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The prosecution today completed its case in former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's power abuse trial after calling in 29 prosecution witnesses, which means that the trial will now move on to the next stage.

Lead prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin this afternoon told the High Court that the prosecution closes its case, and that the prosecution will offer six witnesses that Muhyiddin could call in as his witnesses if he is ordered to defend himself in this case.

"With that, the prosecution closes this case. I offer the following witnesses," he said, while listing the potential witnesses and promising to help call in those witnesses if required by Muhyiddin.

The six are Muhyiddin's then deputy chief private secretary Asmar Asmadi Abdullah Sani, Muhyiddin's former principal private secretary Datuk Marzuki Mohamad, Datuk Mohd Ayob Mohd Ali, former Treasury secretary-general Datuk Seri Asri Hamidon, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer Mohd Syahmeizy Sulong, and Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad.

High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin then scheduled four days for continued hearing, namely November 26, December 1 to 3.

When the trial resumes in November and December, the prosecution and Muhyiddin's lawyers are expected to present their arguments on whether Muhyiddin will have to enter his defence in this case.

There are two stages in a criminal trial, with the prosecution having to prove that it has shown a prima facie case after calling in all the prosecution witnesses.

After hearing the arguments from both sides, the High Court will decide whether there is a prima facie case.

If the High Court finds there is no prima facie case, Muhyiddin would be acquitted.

If the High Court decides there is a prima facie case, the trial would move on to the defence stage where Muhyiddin would be ordered to defend himself.

Muhyiddin's trial started on March 9, and has gone on for about 32 days now.

Earlier today, the prosecution applied for a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) for four of the seven charges that Muhyiddin is facing in this trial, with the High Court then exercising its discretion under the law to acquit Muhyiddin on the four charges in the interests of justice.

In this trial, Muhyiddin is now facing only three charges of power abuse involving RM25.3 million in alleged bribes for his party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (from Nepturis Sdn Bhd, Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff, KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd and Mamfor Sdn Bhd).

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在丹斯里慕尤丁·亚辛滥用职权案的审判中，控方在出庭作证 29 名证人后结束了举证，并表示如果需要，辩方还可以传唤 6 名证人。

该案于 3 月 9 日开庭审理，将于 11 月下旬继续进行四天，以确定穆希丁是否需要就剩余的三项滥用职权指控进行辩护，这些指控涉及 2530 万令吉的涉嫌贿赂。

高等法院最近出于司法公正的考虑，宣告他七项指控中的四项不成立。

吉隆坡，9月15日讯——控方今天在传唤了29名控方证人后，完成了对前首相丹斯里慕尤丁滥用职权案的举证，这意味着审判将进入下一阶段。

首席检察官拿督旺沙哈鲁丁·旺拉丁今天下午告诉高等法院，控方已完成举证，并将提供六名证人，如果穆希丁被命令在此案中为自己辩护，控方可以传唤这些证人出庭作证。

“至此，检方结案。我推荐以下证人，”他一边说着，一边列举了潜在的证人，并承诺如果穆希丁需要，他会协助传唤这些证人。

这六人分别是慕尤丁时任副首席私人秘书阿斯玛迪阿都拉萨尼、慕尤丁前首席私人秘书拿督马祖基莫哈末、拿督莫哈末阿约布莫哈末阿里、前财政部秘书长拿督斯里阿斯里哈米顿、马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）官员莫哈末沙梅兹苏隆和亚当拉德兰亚当穆罕默德。

高等法院法官努尔·鲁韦纳·穆罕默德·努尔丁随后安排了四天的继续审理，即 11 月 26 日、12 月 1 日至 3 日。

审判将于 11 月和 12 月恢复，届时控方和穆希丁的律师预计将就穆希丁是否需要在本案中进行辩护提出各自的论点。

刑事审判分为两个阶段，控方必须在传唤所有控方证人后证明其已提出初步证据。

高等法院在听取双方的辩论后，将决定是否存在初步证据。

如果高等法院认定没有初步证据，穆希丁将被判无罪。

如果高等法院认定存在初步证据，审判将进入辩方阶段，届时穆希丁将被命令为自己辩护。

穆希丁的审判于3月9日开始，至今已持续约32天。

今天早些时候，检方申请撤销对穆希丁在本案审判中面临的七项指控中的四项的指控（DNAA），高等法院随后依法行使自由裁量权，为了维护司法公正，撤销了对穆希丁的这四项指控。

在这次审判中，慕尤丁目前仅面临三项滥用职权指控，涉及涉嫌为其政党土团党（来自Nepturis Sdn Bhd、Datuk Seri Azman Yusoff、KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd和Mamfor Sdn Bhd）行贿2530万令吉。

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