KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will not be charged at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today, as he is currently warded at the National Heart Institute (IJN).
Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin allowed a request from Ismail Sabri’s lawyer to postpone the reading of charges against him to August 27, in light of his health condition and because the prosecution did not object.
While Ismail Sabri’s case was called up in court this morning, his lawyer Datuk Amer Hamzah Arshad informed the judge that the politician had been admitted to IJN since yesterday.
“This morning as well on the way to court, we have confirmed with our client to ascertain his condition. And we were informed he’s supposed to undergo a procedure this afternoon,” he said, adding that it is a pacemaker procedure.
Yesterday, Ismail Sabri was reported to be expected to face charges today under the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) Act in relation to the declaration of assets.
Former Umno vice president Ismail Sabri, 66, is the Bera MP and was Malaysia’s ninth prime minister from August 2021 to October 2022.
The MACC had in February 2025 arrested four of Ismail Sabri’s officers, and also seized about RM170 million in cash and other currencies, 16kg of gold bars valued at RM7 million, jewellery, and luxury watches from his aide’s house.
Ismail Sabri had appeared at the MACC headquarters multiple times between March to May 2025 to give his statement.
On October 1, the Sessions Court had ordered over RM169 million in cash to be forfeited to the Malaysian government, as both Ismail Sabri and his aide did not challenge the forfeiture and no other party challenged the forfeiture.
