PETALING JAYA: A 54-year-old man alleged to be the mastermind of corruption cases linked to the Jana Wibawa programme has been brought to the Kuala Lumpur courts where he is expected to be remanded.
Hussein Nasir, who goes by “Datuk Roy”, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur court complex at about 10.30am in handcuffs accompanied by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers.
Hussein was arrested by MACC yesterday when he surrendered himself.
The Jana Wibawa programme was introduced in November 2020 by the Muhyiddin Yassin government as a Covid-19 stimulus initiative to help Bumiputera contractors.
Investigations into Jana Wibawa have led to corruption charges against Muhyiddin and other Bersatu leaders, including Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan and Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad.
Four people, including an MACC officer, have also been arrested and later released on bail for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM400,000 to prevent investigations into the controversial programme.
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