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 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

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets  Reuters

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged today with failing to decl...

Ismail Sabri - who was the country’s prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022 - has been at the centre of corruption and money laundering allegations.