Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Friday with corruption and money laundering over dealings related to a COVID-19 fund he set up while in power, dealing a blow to the opposition ahead of state elections in the coming months.Muhyiddin, who was in office between March 2020 and August 2021, pleaded not guilty at a Kuala Lumpur court to all charges, including abusing his power as prime minister and president of his Bersatu party to solicit and receive bribes totaling roughly 230 million ringgit ($51 million) from various sources on behalf of Bersatu.The four corrup…READ FULL ARTICLE
