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A Kuala Lumpur high court had thrown out the four charges and
acquitted Muhyiddin in August, ruling those had not detailed his
alleged offences. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months
between 2020 and 2021, had pleaded not guilty and had called the
charges politically motivated.
However, a three-member Court of Appeal bench on Wednesday
unanimously ruled that the case against Muhyiddin be returned to
a sessions court for further action, Bernama reported. The court
found the charges were unambiguous and there was no necessity to
give further details on the alleged offences.
Muhyiddin's office did not immediately respond to a request for
comment on the decision.
The former premier and his party have faced graft investigations
since Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's coalition come to power in
November 2022.
Muhyiddin, who leads Malaysia's conservative, Malay-centric
opposition bloc, is also charged with two counts of money
laundering and has been accused of receiving bribes worth 232.5
million ringgit ($48.77 million), which he has denied.
Muhyiddin has accused Anwar of orchestrating a political
vendetta, which the premier has rejected.
($1 = 4.7670 ringgit)
(Reporting by Danial Azhar; Editing by Martin Petty)
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