KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysia’s eighth prime minister, was charged with six counts of corruption and money laundering offences at the Sessions Court this morning, making him the second, highest-ranking government leader to be put in the dock for alleged power abuse and graft.

The six counts were filed under two laws: Section 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

For the first four counts which were filed under the first Act, Muhyiddin was accused of soliciting bribes from four separate entities amounting to RM232 million. The four charges are: