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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been charged with concealing $40 million worth of assets, becoming the country's third former PM to face criminal charges after leaving office. The 66-year-old pleaded not guilty at a Kuala Lumpur court on Thursday and was set bail at 300,000 ringgit ($74,504). Ismail Sabri served as prime minister for 15 months from August 2021 to November 2022, and if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. The charge is the latest in a string of corruption-related cases against former Malaysian prime ministers, including Najib Razak, who was sentenced to prison in connection with the 1MDB scandal.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is 66 years old, has been charged with failing to declare $40m worth of assets to Malaysia's anti-corruption agency. This makes him the country's third former prime minister to face criminal charges after leaving office. The charge alleges that he failed to provide a complete declaration of his assets, which include holdings in nine different currencies, as well as bars of gold and silver. Sabri pleaded not guilty to the charge at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday. His lawyer argued that the charge was essentially a failure to comply with a notice to declare certain assets, but did not elaborate further. The judge set bail at $74,504, or 300,000 ringgit.

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His lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, said at a media conference that the charge was essentially a failure to comply with a notice to declare certain assets. “We will be studying the charge and as we informed the court, we are raising certain concerns about the propriety and legality of the charge, but we won’t go into detail here,” he said.

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🔮 His lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, said at a media conference that the charge was essentially a failure to comply with a notice to declare certain assets. “We will be studying the charge and as we informed the court, we are raising certain concerns about the propriety and legality of the charge, but we won’t go into detail here,” he said.

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Malaysia’s former PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets · assertive framing

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been charged with failing to declare tens of millions of dollars worth of assets, becoming the country’s third former prime minister to face criminal charges after leaving office. asserted

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The 66-year-old pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to a charge that alleges he failed to provide a complete declaration of assets to Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency. asserted

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3Malaysia’s Anwar puts non-aligned stance in focus with remarks on Taiwan He is accused of concealing holdings worth about $40m, spread across nine currencies, as well as bars of gold and silver. asserted

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The judge set bail at 300,000 ringgit ($74,504) and rejected the request to confiscate his passport, finding no evidence of flight risk. asserted

judge → set → risk

He is due to return to court on September 29 . asserted

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If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. asserted

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Last March, Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency said he had submitted an assets declaration after being ordered to do so as part of its investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering. asserted

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He is the third former prime minister to be prosecuted in recent years over alleged corruption-related activities. asserted

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Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is serving a reduced six-year prison sentence after his conviction in a case tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. asserted

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He was sentenced last year to a further 15 years in his second and largest graft trial linked to 1MDB and still faces other proceedings. asserted

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Malaysia’s former PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assets

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