MACC completes graft probe against Ismail ‘Turtle Egg’ Sabri

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MACC completes graft probe against Ismail ‘Turtle Egg’ Sabri 

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25, 2025: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced today that it has completed its probe into the corruption and money laundering allegations linked to former backdoor prime minister Ismail “Turtle Egg” Sabri Yaakob.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the investigation papers had been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor’s (DPP) office for further action.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the MACC’s update on its probe on Ismail:

MACC completes Ismail Sabri graft probe

Elill Easwaran

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki says the investigation papers have been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor’s office.

Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was called in by MACC for multiple rounds of questioning this year.

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has completed its probe into the corruption and money laundering allegations linked to former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the investigation papers had been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor’s (DPP) office for further action.

“As for pressing charges, that depends on the DPP but we may get a decision within a month,” he told a press conference at the MACC headquarters here today.

Last month, MACC said it would question Ismail’s former son-in-law Jovian Mandagie in Indonesia as part of its probe into the ex-prime minister’s declaration of assets.

Ismail, the Bera MP, had been called in by MACC for multiple rounds of questioning since February this year.

MACC is investigating the discovery of about RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars worth millions of ringgit, seized in raids on the residences of four men and three other premises believed to be “safe houses”.

A moneychanger was also arrested as part of the probe.

Azam today said that the anti-graft agency would apply to the court for a forfeiture of the RM170 million.

Separately, he said MACC would file an application to forfeit the 60-storey Ilham Tower, owned by the late Daim Zainuddin and his family, in the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

He also said the anti-graft agency was planning to file applications to forfeit other assets in Malaysia linked to Daim’s family in the coming weeks.

MACC first seized Ilham Tower under the MACC Act in December 2023 pending investigations. Earlier this month, it seized the tower again, under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.

Daim’s widow, Naimah Khalid, plans to challenge the seizure in court.

In May, it was reported that MACC had opened eight new investigation papers into “high-value” assets linked to Daim and his family members after receiving new information from overseas.