MACC seeks to forfeit over RM169mil in cash belonging to Ismail Sabri

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has filed an application to forfeit over RM169mil in cash belonging to former prime minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.  MACC, represented by the deputy public prosecutor as the applicant, filed the application at the Sessions Court here on Monday (July 7), naming Ismail Sabri's former political secretary, Datuk Mohammad Anuar Mohd Yunus and the former prime minister himself as first and second respondents.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4tpnuc2r  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has filed an application to forfeit over

00:06169 million ringgit in cash belonging to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaqob.

00:15MACC, represented by the Deputy Public Prosecutor as the applicant,

00:19filed the application at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday,

00:23naming Ismail Sabri's former political secretary, Datuk Mohamed Anwar Mohamed Yunus,

00:29and the former Prime Minister himself as first and second respondents.

00:34In the application, the Commission is seeking a court order to forfeit cash seized from the first

00:39respondent for the Malaysian government. The application was made under Section 41,

00:44subsection 1 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, after the Commission was

00:50satisfied that the money kept by Mohamed Anwar belonged to Ismail Sabri and was linked to an

00:56offense under Section 36, subsection 2 of the same act. The Commission also applied for other

01:02court orders deemed suitable by the court.

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