Malaysia’s toppled leader Najib Razak was Monday accused by a former top graft fighter of blocking probes into a massive financial scandal, as the country’s new prime minister got down to work after a historic poll win.
Najib’s Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition last week suffered a shock defeat to an alliance of parties headed by elderly Mahathir Mohamad, ending the corruption-mired regime’s six decades in power.
Voters turned out en masse to oust Najib after he was accused of involvement in plundering huge sums from Malaysian sovereign fund 1MDB in a sophisticated fraud that is now being investigated in several countries.
The 92-year-old Mahathir — who ruled with an iron fist for two decades and came out of retirement to take on Najib — is now the world’s oldest elected leader.
Abdul Razak Idris — former intelligence and investigations director of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission — lodged reports with the body alleging Najib tried to stop the probe into losses at 1MDB.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
