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MACC to resume interrogations with Ismail ‘Turtle Egg’ Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9, 2025: Former backdoor prime minister Ismail “Turtle Egg” Sabri is set for a second phase of interrogation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said Ismail would resume being quesdtioned by the end of the month.
He said the upcoming session would mark the second phase of the investigation, which would focus on the issue of asset declaration.
He said the first round of questioning, which centred on the discovery of RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars in several “safe houses” had been completed.
So, the MACC did not lose it tongue after all. The interrogations stopped after more than 30 hours of interrogations over seven days and the MACC stopped updating the public on the case.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the update by Azam and our previous postings:
Ismail Sabri set to resume giving statement to MACC by month-end
-08 Apr 2025, 10:54 PM
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki says the former prime minister’s upcoming session will mark the second phase of the investigation.
Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had spent seven days providing his statement to MACC, with the last session held on March 24.
PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is expected to resume giving his statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) by the end of this month, says chief commissioner Azam Baki.
Azam said the upcoming session would mark the second phase of the investigation, which would focus on the issue of asset declaration.
He said the first round of questioning, which centred on the discovery of RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars in several “safe houses” had been completed.
“In the next two weeks, we will follow up with further questions,” he said in an interview with TV3’s Buletin Utama at his office today.
“If the required documents cannot be provided, we will call him back to clarify why these documents are unavailable and to determine which witnesses he can present to support his asset declaration.”
Ismail had previously spent seven days providing his statement to MACC after being named a suspect in an ongoing investigation involving four of his former senior officers.
The most recent session, held on March 24, lasted five hours, bringing the total time spent on his testimony to over 30 hours.
A money changer had also been arrested as part of the probe into Ismail.
Thursday, 20 March 2025
After 29 hours of interrogation, MACC gives Ismail ‘Turtle Egg’ Sabri a day off tomorrow
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After 29 hours of interrogation, MACC gives Ismail ‘Turtle Egg’ Sabri a day off tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20, 2025: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today gave former backdoor prime minister Ismail “Turtle Egg” Sabri a day off tomorrow after questioning him for five hours.
To date, Ismail has been interrogated by MACC for a about 29 hours over six days.
MACC will summon Ismail for more grilling next week.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on today’s development:
After 6 rounds of questioning, MACC gives Ismail Sabri ‘day off’ tomorrow
-20 Mar 2025, 04:46 PM
The anti-graft agency will resume questioning the former prime minister next week.
Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had been questioned on six occasions, with each session lasting about six hours, since he declared his assets to MACC on Feb 10.
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be questioned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission again next week in its investigation into four of his former senior officers.
Ismail told reporters camped outside the anti-graft agency’s headquarters here today he had been given a “day off” tomorrow.
The Bera MP left the building at about 2.50pm, some five hours after MACC resumed its questioning in the morning. MACC had previously said Ismail was being treated as a suspect in the case.
An MACC source said Ismail will be summoned for the seventh time next week.
Ismail declared his assets to MACC on Feb 10 and was first questioned on Feb 19.
He was also called in for questioning on March 13, 14, 17 and yesterday, for about six hours each day.
MACC is investigating the discovery of about RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars worth millions of ringgit, seized in raids at the residences of the four officers and three other premises believed to be “safe houses”.
Yesterday, MACC chief Azam Baki hinted that the questioning of Ismail was not likely to end any time soon.
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