Ismail Sabri declared assets, MACC to quiz ex-son-in-law in Indonesia

Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has declared his assets to the MACC, as part of the probe into alleged graft in the former's Keluarga Malaysia public relations campaign.
Graft busters are also preparing to quiz his former son-in-law, Jovian Mandagie, who is now in Indonesia.

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