In court
Ismail Sabri RM177m cash & gold
Pleaded not guilty on 27 Aug 2026 to failing to declare assets under s36(2) MACC Act; his lawyers plan to challenge the charge's validity.
- Category
- Corruption
- Since
- Feb 2025
- Last update
- 29 Sep 2026
- Next
- 4 Dec 2026 · Case mention, KL Sessions Court
Timeline
- Four of his former senior officers arrested; MACC later seizes about RM170m in cash and 16kg of gold from 'safe houses'.
- Court forfeits RM169m in cash after no one contests.
- Due to be charged; postponed after he is admitted to IJN for a pacemaker.
- Charged at KL Sessions Court over asset declaration.
- At mention, defence says it will challenge the validity of the charge after studying documents.