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Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz testified in the High Court that minutes issued by then-Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin were operational instructions rather than formal project approvals.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in court that the Jana Wibawa initiative was first discussed by Cabinet on November 13, 2020, during a meeting presided over by then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has taken the witness stand in the High Court to testify in the corruption trial of ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, centred on the Jana Wibawa economic assistance initiative.
Senior political advisor to the Prime Minister Tengku Zafrul has dismissed allegations that the federal government practises political discrimination in distributing allocations to states, pointing to Johor's RM110 billion investment last year as evidence of merit-based distribution.