Court orders forfeiture of over $51 million linked to ex-Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob
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Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is among a group of former prime ministers to be ensnared in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s dragnet.
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KUALA LUMPUR – More than RM169 million (S$51.76 million) of monies in various currencies, linked to former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has been forfeited by the government.
Sessions Court Judge Suzana Hussin made the order of forfeiture after allowing the application by the government.
Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Mahadi Abdul Jumaat informed the court that no third party has come forward to claim the assets or challenge the forfeiture, following a federal gazette that was published on Sept 22.
As at Oct 1, no third parties have come forward to make any claims over the assets, he said.
The third party gazette refers to a court process that publishes a notice to inform any parties that may have interest or ownership on forfeited assets or properties by the authorities.
The amount involved are: RM14,772,150; S$6,132,350; US$1,461,400 (S$1.89 million) and 3 million Swiss Francs (S$4.87 million); €12,164,150 (S$18.44 million); ¥363 million (S$3.17 million); £50,250 (S$87,200); NZ$44,600 (S$33,350); 34,750,000 dirhams (S$12.2 million) and A$352,850 (S$300,300).
On July 7, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) filed an application to forfeit over RM169 million in cash belonging to Datuk Seri Ismail.
It named Mr Ismail’s former political secretary, Datuk Mohammad Anuar Mohd Yunus and the former prime minister himself as first and second respondents.
The application was made under Section 41(1) of the MACC Act 2009 after the commission was satisfied that the money kept by Mr Mohammad Anuar belonged to Mr Ismail and was linked to an offence under Section 36(2) of the same Act.
On Sept 8, the Sessions Court was informed that Mr Ismail and Mr Mohammad Anuar did not intend to challenge the prosecution’s application for the forfeiture.
The forfeiture is part of raids on residences and offices linked to MACC’s investigation on Mr Ismail and his senior aides earlier in 2025. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
