Ismail Sabri at MACC HQ for third day of questioning

Ismail Sabri at MACC HQ for third day of questioning

The former prime minister was seen arriving at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya at 8.46am.

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Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been identified as a suspect in an investigation into four of his former senior officers.
PUTRAJAYA:
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today continued questioning former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at its headquarters in Putrajaya for a third day.

Ismail, the Bera MP, arrived at the MACC headquarters at 8.46am.

He left the anti-graft agency’s headquarters at around 3.15pm yesterday after being questioned for several hours in an ongoing probe into corruption and money laundering.

Ismail, who was also questioned by MACC on Feb 19, collapsed at home on Feb 22 and was hospitalised for blood pressure-related problems.

He was called in as a suspect in an investigation into four of his former senior officers.

MACC previously said that about RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars worth millions of ringgit had been seized in raids conducted at the residences of the four officers and three other premises believed to be “safe houses”.

Ismail was initially scheduled to give a statement on March 5, but this was postponed to March 7 after he submitted another medical certificate.

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