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Malaysia's ex-PM Ismail named as suspect in $212m graft case
The Straits Times
|March 04, 2025
Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named a suspect in a graft case involving RM700 million (S$212 million) spent on government publicity during his 15-month tenure.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki announced at a press conference on March 3 that his investigators will call in Datuk Seri Ismail for questioning on March 5.
This comes after the MACC recently seized RM170 million in local and foreign currencies, as well as 16kg in gold bars worth RM7 million from a condominium.
"On Feb 10, Datuk Seri Ismail declared his assets. We took his statement on Feb 19. The questioning took four to five hours.
"He is being investigated as a suspect under Section 36 (1) of the MACC Act. We will call him in again this Wednesday to question him regarding the RM177 million (in total) that has been seized," Tan Sri Azam said.
Mr Ismail, 65, led the country as Malaysia's ninth prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition March 04, 2025 de The Straits Times.
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