Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets
He faces a possible five-year prison term and a RM100,000 fine if convicted under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act, officials said.
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court after being charged under the MACC Act for failing to declare his assets.
- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission previously seized 170 million ringgit in cash and 16kg of gold bars from properties linked to Ismail during an investigation into alleged graft and money laundering.
- Judge Suzana Hussin initially postponed proceedings on Aug 7 after Ismail underwent a pacemaker procedure at the National Heart Institute for an abnormal heart rhythm.
- The court released the Bera MP on 300,000 ringgit bail, with conviction carrying up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 ringgit .
- Ismail Sabri, who served as Malaysia's shortest-serving prime minister for 15 months, is the third former premier prosecuted in recent years, following Najib Razak and Muhyiddin Yassin.
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Noticias ao MinutoIf convicted, former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 100,000 ringgits (21,300 euros).
Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob charged over failure to declare foreign cash and gold bars
Ismail Sabri's defense counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad said at a press conference that the charge was essentially a failure to comply with a notice to declare certain assets.
Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold bars
Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to failing to declare millions of ringgit in local and foreign currencies and gold bars. The 66-year-old is the second ex-leader to face criminal charges since Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took office in 2022, pledging to root out entrenched corruption. Ismail Sabri’s charge under Section 36(2) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com…
Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets
The anti-graft agency in March last year said Ismail Sabri had submitted an assets declaration after being ordered to do so as part of its investigation into alleged graft and money laundering, following the seizure of nearly $40 million in assets allegedly linked to him.
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