{
  "id": 15542597,
  "title": "SPRM ada kuasa perintah pengisytiharan harta, kata peguam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sprm-ada-kuasa-perintah-pengisytiharan-harta-kata-peguam-15542597",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/19/sprm-punyai-kuasa-untuk-perintah-pengisytiharan-harta-kata-peguam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) possesses authority under law to compel individuals to declare their assets, stated a criminal law attorney when discussing the efforts of former Bank Rakyat Foundation chairman Nazir Hussin Akhtar Hussin to hinder such a demand. N Sivananthan explained that the SPRM Act grants the authority to request individuals within investigations to disclose their assets. He questioned the success of Nazir's actions in resisting the SPRM's demand due to his filing for an injunction to prevent its enforcement. Nazir is currently being investigated for embezzlement and abuse of power related to a RM10 million investment made in 2020. His brother, Mubarak Hussin, is also linked to the investigation. Sivananthan expressed confusion over the injunction Nazir claims to have requested. Government agencies have the power to request individuals to disclose assets, but now they are asking the court to prevent them from doing so. Sivananthan found it unclear how such a matter could succeed, as practically, they would inform them they cannot conduct an investigation, even though the law grants that authority. Sivananthan was interested in seeing how the court would rule on Nazir's request. Nazir was summoned to SPRM's office on October 14, accompanied by his wife and assistant, to assist the investigation. SPRM recorded statements from Nazir's wife and assistant, while Nazir refused to accept the notis of asset declaration. On October 8, Nazir accused SPRM of abusing its authority during the investigation pertaining to a RM10 million investment by Bank Rakyat Foundation. He said, SPRM extorted 15 luxury vehicles worth RM31 million and 12 high-end motorbikes worth RM5 million, along with five luxury watches, three rings, and RM30,000 in cash. During the investigation, they seized two personal bank accounts containing roughly RM2 million. Nazir maintained that while SPRM had previously investigated the investment in 2022, he believed no wrongdoing or abuse of power was proven. He held the position that the principal amount of RM10 million had been fully recovered, along with RM1.85 million in interest.",
  "summary": "Persoalan berbangkit sama ada permohonan injunksi oleh Nazir Hussin terhadap SPRM akan berjaya di mahkamah.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "SPRM ada kuasa perintah pengisytiharan harta, kata peguam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sprm-ada-kuasa-perintah-pengisytiharan-harta-kata-peguam",
        "published": "2026-10-19T01:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}