Special team to probe graft charges against Malaysia PM

Special team to probe graft charges against Malaysia PM

FPJ BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 12:28 AM IST
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Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak offers a prayer during a Ramadan Iftar gathering at a mosque in Semenyih on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on July 5, 2015. A task force is investigating allegations that a probe into a Malaysian state-controlled investment fund found hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred to the prime minister's personal bank accounts, the attorney general has said. The allegations have set off a storm in Malaysia, with premier Najib threatening to sue the Wall Street Journal for publishing the report, while one of his deputies called on authorities to investigate the claims. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA |

Kuala Lumpur : Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing graft charges that up to $700 million were funnelled from a government-owned fund to his personal bank accounts and a task force is set to probe the embezzlement, making him the first Malaysian leader to face criminal allegations.

  The multi-agency task force comprising officers from the Anti-Corruption Commission, Central Bank and the police will probe the money trail of 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which allegedly ended in the Prime Minister’s personal bank accounts, said Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail. Najib, 61, has denied the allegations saying these were part of a concerted campaign of “political sabotage” to topple a democratically elected Prime Minister. “No evidence has been offered following all these allegations, which has only been based on leaked documents and unnamed investigators,” Najib said in a Facebook post.

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