{
  "id": 10323109,
  "title": "‘Kenapa libatkan anak saya yang baru 12 tahun?’ soal Saravanan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/kenapa-libatkan-anak-saya-yang-baru-12-tahun-soal-saravanan-10323109",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/28/kenapa-libatk-anak-saya-yang-baru-12-tahun-soal-saravanan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "M Saravanan, a former human resources minister, has questioned why the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Agency (SPRM) summoned his 12-year-old son to the agency's office to receive a notice for declaring assets. Speaking to FMT, Saravanan expressed concern over the necessity of a child so young to attend the event and experience stress and anxiety. He stated that it was unclear why the child needed to be present at the SPRM office at 9:30 am, if the purpose was merely to verify whether any assets were registered in his name. Saravanan admitted that SPRM has broad powers to obtain information from individual family members under investigation, but emphasized that it should be carried out with discretion and sensitivity, especially when dealing with children. Under Section 36(1)(b) of the SPRM Act 2009, SPRM officials at the rank of deputy commissioner or above can request a family member or associate of an individual under investigation to give a sworn statement if there is a reasonable basis to believe that any asset is involved in the offense under the Act. Failure to comply with a written notice issued under that provision could be considered an offense. Saravanan stated that he had no issues with declaring his assets and would cooperate with SPRM, but his main concern was why a 12-year-old boy needed to go through this ordeal. The SPRM President, Abd Halim Aman, announced on Friday that the agency would serve notices to Saravanan, his wife, and their three children to declare their assets individually, giving the family a 30-day window to comply or request an extension.",
  "summary": "Timbalan presiden MIC itu persoal keperluan babit kanak-kanak dalam penyerahan notis pengisytiharan harta.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Kenapa libatkan anak saya yang baru 12 tahun?’ soal Saravanan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/kenapa-libatkan-anak-saya-yang-baru-12-tahun-soal-saravanan",
        "published": "2026-09-27T23:38:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}