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The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal is an ongoing political scandal in Malaysia, [1] in which then-Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of channeling over RM 2.67 billion (approximately US$700 million) into his personal bank accounts from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-run strategic development company.
[280] [281] [282] He agreed to forfeit US$43.7 million (RM 185 million) and pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, while Roger Ng was arrested in Malaysia at the request of DOJ and extradited to the US for prosecution before returning and facing charges in Malaysia.
In 2015, the company became the subject of a major international corruption scandal, with evidence pointing to money laundering, fraud, and theft. A lawsuit filed by United States Department of Justice (DOJ), alleged that at least US$3.5 billion has been stolen from Malaysia's 1MDB state-owned fund. [4]
Malaysian prosecutors dropped corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Monday, letting the leader of a key partner in the ruling coalition to walk free and raising ...
On 17 July 2007, Najib said Malaysia is an Islamic state and not a secular one. [55] He said: Islam is the official religion and we're an Islamic State - Malaysia. But Islamic state does not mean we don't respect the rights of the non-Muslim. The Muslims, the non-Muslims have the rights and we protect the rights of the non-Muslim.
Hundreds of people staged an anti-government rally Saturday in the Malaysian capital, accusing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of helping his key ally escape prosecution in exchange for political ...
(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it’s already investigating corruption allegations surrounding AirAsia Group Bhd. as detailed in Airbus SE’s record $4 billion bribery ...
1MDB scandal was a large corruption, bribery and money laundering scandal which began in 2009 in Malaysia but became global in scope and was exposed in 2015. It was as described as "one of the world's greatest financial scandals" [1] [2] and declared by the United States Department of Justice as the "largest kleptocracy case to date" in 2016. [3]