Three former Malaysian prime ministers appear in court on the same day
Three former prime ministers of Malaysia — Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Muhyiddin Yassin and Najib Razak — arrived at the Jalan Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur on August 27 to take part in separate court proceedings. This was reported by Channel NewsAsia.
Ismail Sabri’s case
Ismail Sabri Yaakob, 66, was charged with failing to declare assets under the country’s anti-corruption legislation. These include, in particular, nearly $40 million and gold bars.
Ismail Sabri led Malaysia’s government from August 2021 to November 2022. He was due to be charged on August 7, but the hearing was postponed until August 27 after the politician was hospitalised at the National Heart Institute, where he underwent a pacemaker implantation procedure.
Previously, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission repeatedly summoned the politician for questioning over allegations of corruption and money laundering. The agency completed its investigation in June 2025.
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1MDB lawsuit
Najib Razak arrived at court shortly after Ismail Sabri. The former head of government, who held office from April 2009 to May 2018, took part in the continuation of hearings in a civil lawsuit against him and several other individuals over alleged losses linked to the scandal surrounding the multibillion-dollar 1MDB fund.
As part of the proceedings, testimony is to be heard concerning transactions and decisions involving $5.64 billion. According to the fund, the money was unlawfully misappropriated through fraudulent transactions.
Muhyiddin Yassin’s trial
Muhyiddin Yassin, 79, continued taking part in proceedings on seven charges related to the Jana Wibawa programme. It was introduced to support businesses and stimulate the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Muhyiddin, who was prime minister from March 2020 to August 2021 and leads the Bersatu party, faces four charges of abuse of office to obtain rewards for the party amounting to 232.5 million ringgit and three charges of money laundering involving 200 million ringgit. Witnesses have already testified in court about projects, payments and companies that, according to the prosecution, may be linked to the programme.
