Muhyiddin’s graft charges raise political temperature

KUALA LUMPUR - None of the reactions to

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s detention on Thursday,

ahead of him being the second former premier to be hauled to court for corruption, will be surprising.

After all, Malaysians have been here many times before – every prime minister says they do not interfere and that the law enforcers and the judiciary are independent, while every challenger who finds himself pleading not guilty cries of political persecution.