Former UMNO deputy seeks to overturn asset declaration charges

Ismail's counsel, Amer Hamzah Arshad, indicated that an application to challenge the asset declaration charge will be lodged shortly, based on legal concerns uncovered after examining the prosecution's evidence. In a case-management session before Sessions court judge Suzana Hussin, deputy public prosecutor Ifa Sirrhu Samsudin reported that the defence received seized documents and Ismail's asset declaration forms on the day of the hearing.

The judge set Dec 4 as the date for the case mention. The former UMNO vice-president is accused of not declaring money held in several foreign currencies, as well as five gold bars, a silver bar and a gold coin. If found guilty, he faces a possible five-year prison term and a fine of up to RM100,000.