| Malaysia's embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak denied accusations of misuse of power, graft and interference in official investigations of troubled state fund 1MDB, according to documents filed in response to a lawsuit, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
The report said Najib is seeking to dismiss the case, which was filed in March and led by Mahathir Mohamad, who was Malaysia's prime minister from 1981 to 2003 and has been a fervent critic of Najib. In the suit, Mahathir, who has repeatedly said he wants Najib removed from office, alleges Najib "actively and deliberately" tried to derail investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd. and into allegations that funds from 1MDB ended up in his personal accounts, the report said...............................................Full Article: Source
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