Malaysian Court Postpones Graft Proceedings Against Former PM Ismail Sabri Due to Health
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- Graft proceedings against former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob were postponed due to his hospitalization.
- The court rescheduled the reading of charges and plea to August 27.
- Yaakob was admitted to the National Heart Institute with a possible arrhythmia and is expected to undergo a procedure.
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court has postponed graft proceedings against former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob until August 27, citing his hospitalization. The Bera Member of Parliament was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) on Thursday with a health condition described as a possible arrhythmia.
Considering the accused's health condition, and upon request by the defence counsel which has been agreed on by the prosecution, the court allows for this proceeding involving the reading of charges and recording of plea to be carried out at 9am on Aug 27.
Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin granted the postponement after Ismail's lawyers requested it due to his client's health. The prosecution did not object, with Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Ezlin Yusof Khan stating it was "fair on humanitarian grounds." The court will proceed with reading the charges and recording a plea on the new date.
it was only fair on humanitarian grounds for the prosecution not to object to the postponement since Ismail would not be able to appear in court due to his health condition.
Ismail Sabri, who served as prime minister from August 2021 to November 2022, has faced multiple rounds of questioning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) regarding corruption and money laundering allegations. His lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, informed reporters that Ismail was undergoing a procedure to fit a pacemaker on Friday afternoon. He also confirmed that Ismail remained under MACC bail and posed no flight risk.
The doctor confirmed that our client had a health condition, a possible arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat).
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Originally published by CNA in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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