By Hannah Beech and Austin Ramzy Published 12:56 pm, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Photo: Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 U.S. prosecutors have accused Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, of diverting into his personal bank account $731 million from the state investment fund, which he supervised. U.S. prosecutors have accused Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, of diverting into his personal bank account $731 million from the state investment fund, which he supervised. Photo: Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images Former Malaysian prime minister arrested amid corruption inquiry 1 / 1 Back to Gallery KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Najib Razak, the former prime minister ousted in an election two months ago, was arrested by anti-corruption officials Tuesday amid an … [Read more...] about Former Malaysian prime minister arrested amid corruption inquiry
Src international
The swift fall from grace for former Malaysia leader
Eileen Ng, Associated Press Updated 5:45 am, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Photo: Vincent Thian, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Thursday, May 24, 2018, file photo, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Najib was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. less FILE - In this Thursday, May 24, 2018, file photo, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Najib was arrested ... more Photo: Vincent Thian, AP The swift fall from grace for former Malaysia leader 1 / 1 Back to Gallery KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) … [Read more...] about The swift fall from grace for former Malaysia leader
Malaysia gets new AG, ex-PM ‘s wife quizzed over graft saga
Eileen Ng, Associated Press Updated 2:06 am, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Sadiq Asyraf, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrives at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Rosmah Mansor has been summoned for questioning in a money-laundering probe involving the 1MDB state investment … [Read more...] about Malaysia gets new AG, ex-PM ‘s wife quizzed over graft saga
Malaysia anti-graft chief was ‘sent a bullet’ for investigating scandal
KUALA LUMPUR -- The head of Malaysia’s anti-graft agency gave an explosive account on Tuesday of how witnesses disappeared and officers were purged and intimidated after they tried in 2015 to charge ex-premier Najib Razak for siphoning funds from a state fund. Describing the lengths taken to suppress the earlier investigation, Mohd Shukri Abdull, who was restored to the agency by Malaysia’s new government following Najib’s election defeat on May 9, said that on one occasion a bullet was sent to his home. Shukri was addressing a news conference after Najib arrived at the headquarters of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which has ordered him to explain a suspicious transfer of $10.6 million into his bank account. Shukri said he had called Najib into the agency to record a statement, not to arrest or charge him. The MACC action is just the beginning of a new investigation into the alleged theft of billions of dollars from 1MDB, a scandal that dogged the … [Read more...] about Malaysia anti-graft chief was ‘sent a bullet’ for investigating scandal
Former Malaysian PM Najib questioned by anti-graft agency
Updated 7:56 pm, Monday, May 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-9', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 9', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Sadiq Asyraf, AP Image 1of/9 CaptionClose Image 1 of 9 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Najib Razak has been summoned for questioning in a money-laundering probe involving the 1MDB state investment fund. less Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak … [Read more...] about Former Malaysian PM Najib questioned by anti-graft agency