'Muhyiddin a victim,' Tun Faisal rejects MCMC classifying ex-PM as witness
Insisting that the Perikatan Nasional chairperson is the victim in the case, Tun Faisal rejected MCMC's classification of Muhyiddin as a 'witness' and instead pinned the blame on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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