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Reuters

Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was summoned to appear at the country’s anti-corruption agency on Thursday, following allegations of abuse in stimulus programmes launched under his premiership.
In a Facebook post, Muhyiddin, who was prime minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, said he has been called into the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at 11am on Thursday. He did not say why.
He also denied a news report that he was arrested on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim last year ordered a review of government projects worth billions of dollars approved by Muhyiddin, including Covid-19 relief programmes, alleging they did not follow proper procedures.
Muhyiddin, who is now in the opposition, has denied the accusations, describing them as political vendetta.
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Anwar’s office and the MACC did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
Anwar and Muhyiddin went head-to-head in a tightly contested election in November that resulted in a hung parliament as neither candidate won a parliamentary majority.
Malaysia’s constitutional monarch, King Al-Sultan Abdullah, then appointed Anwar as prime minister after he formed a coalition with other political parties.
Since the election, Muhyiddin and his party have been subject to corruption investigations.
Two leaders belonging to Muhyiddin’s party have been charged by the MACC with bribery over an economic recovery project launched by his government.
Muhyiddin was questioned by the MACC last month regarding the same project. The agency has also frozen bank accounts belonging to Muhyiddin’s party.


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Malaysian former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, centre. Photo: AFP

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To prove his parliamentary majority, Anwar said that he will leave it to a confidence vote when the Dewan Rakyat, or lower house, convenes on December 19. Photo: AP

Former leader Muhyiddin Yassin said the outcome of two by-elections held on Wednesday was proof enough that the public did not approve of Anwar’s move to form a partnership between his Pakatan Harapan coalition and the former ruling Barisan Nasional alliance. Photo: AFP

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Putrajaya, Malaysia on December 2. Photo: AP/File

Malaysian former Prime Minister and Perikatan Nasional Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin gestures during a news conference after Malaysia’s 15th general election on November 20. Photo: Reuters/File

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Annuar, 66, is a member of Umno but is seen having strong ties with Malay nationalist Muhyiddin who leads Umno’s key rival Bersatu. Photo: Twitter

Annuar Musa’s Facebook post. Photo: Facebook screengrab 

Pakatan Harapan’s symbol is its name embossed on a background of crimson red, the same shade as the attire worn by the Taiwanese rally goers in the video shared by Annuar. Photo: Reuters

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Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim attends a news conference outside the National Palace, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Photo: Reuters 

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim attends a news conference outside the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters. 

Observers have suggested that Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional bloc, which includes the hardline Islamist PAS, had emerged as a potent force in part due to its use of rhetoric that Malay-Muslim rights would be eroded if the multiracial Pakatan Harapan alliance came to power. Photo: dpa

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Anwar Ibrahim leaves after meeting Malaysia’s king at the National Palace on Tuesday. Photo: AFP 

Perikatan Nasional leader Muhyiddin Yassin says working with Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan is out of the question. Photo: Bernama/dpa

Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is widely believed to prefer a coalition with Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: AP 

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Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he had been called into the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, but did not say why
Current PM Ibrahim last year ordered a review of government projects worth billions that were approved by Muhyiddin, alleging they did not follow procedures


Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he had been called into the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, but did not say why.


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