Umno distances itself from MACC probe of Ismail Sabri

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Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki says the party will not hesitate to take legal action against anyone who deliberately associates it with the probe.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/06/umno-distances-itself-from-macc-probe-of-ismail-sabri/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/06/kami-tiada-kaitan-penemuan-siasatan-terhadap-ismail-kata-umno/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Umno #AsyrafWajdiDusuki #IsmailSabriYaakob #MACC

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00:00UMNO sought to distance itself from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigation

00:06into its former Vice President Ismail Sabri Yaakob. UMNO Secretary-General Ashraf Wajidi

00:11Dusuki said the party was not involved in the case and warned against attempts to falsely

00:16associate it with the probe. He said UMNO would not hesitate to take legal action against any

00:23party that deliberately connects, accuses or creates the perception that the party is involved

00:28in the case. On Monday, MACC Chief Commissioner Azam Baki confirmed that Ismail was a key suspect

00:36in the case and would be summoned for questioning. Ismail had declared his assets as part of a probe

00:42into the spending of funds for promotional and publicity purposes during his tenure as

00:47Prime Minister from August 2021 to November 2022. At a press conference, Azam said around RM170

00:55million in cash and RM7 million in gold bars had been seized in a probe

01:00into four senior officers linked to Ismail. Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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