Kuala Lumpur: Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is expected to be charged this morning at the National Heart Institute (IJN) under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.
The charge against the Bera MP will be heard at IJN before judge Suzana Hussin.
Ismail’s counsel Ragunath Kesavan confirmed to FMT that his client had been admitted to IJN yesterday. He said the prosecution would apply for Ismail’s plea to be recorded at the institute.
The case purportedly involves Ismail’s declaration of assets.
He was previously at the centre of corruption and money laundering allegations, and was called in by MACC for multiple rounds of questioning last year.
MACC was investigating the discovery of about RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars worth millions of ringgit, seized in raids on the residences of four men and three other premises believed to be “safe houses”.
The probe was reportedly linked to the expenditure and procurement of funds for promotional and publicity activities under the Keluarga Malaysia initiative, during Ismail’s tenure as prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022.
The anti-graft agency completed its probe in June 2025.
