Malaysia’s former PM and his downfall over alleged corruption – BBC

Najib Razak: Malaysia’s former PM and his downfall over alleged corruption Najib Razak was long regarded as Malaysian political aristocracy. But in 2018, the then prime minister lost a general election to his former mentor, 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad. The Barisan Nasional coalition, which had governed the country since its independence in 1957, was voted out…

Malaysia: The World’s Biggest Heist – Al Jazeera video

Malaysia: The World’s Biggest Heist It’s been branded the world’s biggest heist – between 2009 and 2014 at least $4.5 billion was allegedly stolen from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB. At the centre of the scandal are the former Prime Minister, Najib Razak and the now fugitive Malaysian financier and alleged mastermind of the scam,…