Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is not scheduled to hold meetings with any politician today.
In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said: “We would like to clarify that there are no meetings scheduled with political leaders today.”
The statement said Muhyiddin will only meet with the Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri Mohd Zuki Ali as well as the heads of department and agencies today.
The meeting is being called to coordinate the flow of the government’s administration, it added.
The PMO statement clashes with an earlier report that Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, whose corruption trial was postponed, was to meet with Muhyiddin to discuss the formation of the new Perikatan Nasional government.
Zahid’s lawyer, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, had reportedly told the court that his client’s presence was crucial during the meeting with Muhyiddin.
Teh was quoted as saying: “My client will be in discussions with the Prime Minister as regards the formation of Cabinet.
“So, on this basis, we ask the court to grant an adjournment of this morning’s proceedings,” Teh told High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah.
Sequerah then allowed the defence’s application and adjourned the case to tomorrow.
Zahid, 67, is accused of receiving bribes for approving passport chip supply contracts to several private firms. He faces 47 criminal charges, including 27 counts of money-laundering.
In a press statement, he clarified that his criminal trial is postponed for today and had not been dropped like the other cases, but he did not say what the other cases were.
He added that wanted to clear his name in court amid allegations he has struck a deal for corruption cases against him and other Umno members to be dropped in exchange for supporting Muhyiddin in his bid for prime minister.
“God willing, I will clear my name in court without the case being dropped.
“I want the court to give a verdict even though this case is political and selective prosecution,” he said.