Prosecutors cited 13 reasons for their appeal to reverse former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s acquittal of four abuse of power charges.

In the petition of appeal filed at the Court of Appeal, the prosecution’s reasons chiefly centred on the Kuala Lumpur High Court having erred in exercising its inherent jurisdiction to allow the Bersatu president’s application to nullify the four criminal charges.

On Aug 15, High Court judge...