Muhyiddin Yassin, the former prime minister of Malaysia, was acquitted of four corruption charges on Aug. 15, 2023. He still faces three charges of money laundering involving $43 million.

KUALA LUMPUR – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Tuesday with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the country's previous king.

Malaysia's anti-corruption agency on Thursday said it would charge former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with multiple counts of corruption, a move that he called political persecution.

FILE - Malaysia's former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin poses for media outside courthouse, after charged with corruption and money laundering, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 10, 2023. (AP ...