A source from the MACC said Ismail, who was initially called to provide statements at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow, had submitted a medical certificate.

“His statement will now be recorded on March 7 at 10am at the MACC’s headquarters,” the source said.

Yesterday, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said Ismail was being summoned as a suspect, not a witness, in an ongoing investigation.

Previously, MACC said about RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars worth millions of ringgit had been seized in an investigation into four senior officers linked to Ismail.

The cash and gold were recovered in raids conducted at the residences of the four officers and three other premises believed to be “safe houses”.

The Bera MP, who was first summoned on Feb 19, also declared his assets as part of a probe into the spending and funding for promotional and publicity purposes during his tenure as head of the government from August 2021 to November 2022.

According to Azam, 13 bank accounts holding around RM2 million had been frozen.

However, he said the Yayasan Keluarga Malaysia account had not been frozen as it was an active institutional account, not a personal one.

He said Ismail’s account remained under investigation.