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[UPDATED] Ismail Sabri leaves MACC after four-hour questioning session
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters after another four-hour session with investigators today.
The former prime minister's convoy arrived at 2.52pm and departed around 6.55pm.
Yesterday, Ismail Sabri spent nearly seven hours answering questions from graft investigators.
Sources confirmed that the statement-taking process has concluded but declined to comment on whether he will be called in again for further questioning.
Ismail Sabri, the Bera member of Parliament, is being investigated for corruption and money laundering related to the expenditure and procurement of funds for the Keluarga Malaysia programme during his tenure as prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022.
Yesterday, he was seen leaving the MACC headquarters at 6:11pm, waving to reporters before driving off in a white MPV.
On Tuesday, reports indicated that Ismail Sabri would be called in again for a follow-up round of questioning.
This session focused on the declaration of assets he submitted to the MACC under Section 36(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
He declared his assets on Feb 10 and was subsequently questioned on Feb 19.
Ismail Sabri is a suspect in an investigation that followed the discovery of RM170 million in cash and 16kg of gold bars in a safe house during a MACC raid.
The commission also froze 13 bank accounts containing over RM2 million as part of the probe.
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