| Dr Mahathir Mohamad has suggested that the US$700 million (S$980.1 million) deposited in Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal account in 2013 is linked to the state-owned investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Speaking to the Financial Times (FT), the former prime minister said he does not believe the official stand by Mr Najib, and which was confirmed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, that the deposit was a donation from a benefactor in the Middle-East. “I don’t believe it is a donation. I don’t believe anybody would give that much, whether an Arab, or anybody," Dr Mahathir was quoted as saying by FT...............................................Full Article: Source
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