Anti-corruption authorities are investigating former leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob after a huge amount of cash was found in several properties.

He was named a suspect by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday (Mar 3). The investigation centres on government publicity expenditure and procurement during his premiership from August 2021 to November 2022.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating allegations of graft and money laundering involving former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, according to a statement late Sunday.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named a suspect in a corruption investigation involving Rp2.5 trillion

Nearly US$40 million in cash and gold bars discovered in three raids at properties linked to former prime minister.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has declared his wealth to authorities as part of an ongoing corruption and money laundering probe, the anti-graft agency said on Sunday, following the seizure of nearly $40 million in assets allegedly linked to him.