00:00Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has successfully undergone a leadless pacemaker implantation procedure at the National Heart
00:10Institute, or IJN, to treat an abnormal heart rhythm.
00:15According to his lawyer, Datuk Amir Hamza Arshad, the procedure was carried out on Friday afternoon and was completed successfully.
00:23He said Ismail Sabri is in stable condition but remains in the Coronary Care Unit, or CCU, for close monitoring
00:32and has been advised to rest.
00:35Amir added that visits will be limited to immediate family members to support his recovery,
00:42while IJN has urged the media and the public to respect the former Prime Minister's privacy during this period.
00:50Earlier on Friday, Ismail Sabri had been scheduled to be charged at the Sessions Court but was admitted to IJN
00:58instead.
00:59The Sessions Court subsequently postponed the proceedings to August 27.
01:04Judge Susanna Husin fixed August 27 at 9 a.m. for the reading of the charges and for Ismail Sabri
01:12to enter his plea,
01:13after allowing the defence's request to defer the proceedings in view of his health condition, with no objection from the
01:20prosecution.
01:22The Sessions Court subsequently postponed the proceedings to April 25,
01:31You
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