{
  "id": 3642745,
  "title": "Ex-PM Ismail Sabri charged with failure to declare assets to MACC; pleads not guilty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ex-pm-ismail-sabri-charged-with-failure-to-declare-assets-to-macc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:01:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/27/ex-pm-ismail-sabri-charged-with-failure-to-declare-assets-to-macc-pleads-not-guilty/232823"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob faces charges of failing to declare his assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), according to reports. The 66-year-old politician pleaded not guilty to the allegations in the Sessions Court. Ismail is accused of omitting local and foreign currencies, as well as gold bars, from a written statement he provided to the MACC. The charges stem from his alleged failure to comply with a MACC notice issued on January 7, 2025, which he was served on January 10 of the same year. If found guilty, Ismail could face up to five years in jail and a fine of up to RM100,000.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged today with failing to decl...",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ismail Sabri arrives at court to face asset declaration charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ismail-sabri-arrives-at-court-to-face-asset-declaration-charge",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:40:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ismail Sabri arrives in court to face asset declaration charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ismail-sabri-arrives-in-court-to-face-asset-declaration-charges",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Ismail Sabri charged with failing to declare millions in assets, gold bars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ismail-sabri-charged-with-failing-to-declare-millions-in-assets-gold",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:49:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ismail Sabri charged over assets declaration, pleads not guilty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ismail-sabri-charged-over-assets-declaration-pleads-not-guilty",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob charged with failing to declare assets under anti-graft law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/former-malaysian-pm-ismail-sabri-yaakob-charged-with-failing-to",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:59:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
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