The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday arrested former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on the charges of corruption. <br />''<br />''Muhyiddin, who was the Prime Minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, will be charged under laws related to abuse of power and money laundering. <br />''<br />''The ex-premier and his party have faced graft investigations since losing to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in November's election. Prime Minister Ibrahim last year ordered a review of government projects worth billions of dollars approved by Muhyiddin, including COVID-19 relief programmes, alleging they did not follow proper procedures. However, Muhyiddin has denied the accusations, describing them as a political vendetta.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Muhyiddin, who is also the president of Bersatu, a leading opposition party in Malaysia's ruling coalition, would be the second former prime minister to be charged. He follows Najib Razak, who is serving a 12-year jail term for corruption.</span><br />