Malaysia Anti-Graft Agency Advised to Continue Najib Funds Probe
- Attorney general last month ordered closure of investigations
- Money appeared in Najib's accounts in 2013 before elections
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said its operations review panel advised it to continue investigating the millions of dollars donated to Prime Minister Najib Razak, setting the agency up for a potential battle with the attorney general who had ordered the closure of the probe.
The panel also recommended the anti-graft agency seek the attorney general’s assistance to let it obtain evidence and documents from foreign financial institutions, it said in a statement Wednesday. The Attorney General’s Office could not be immediately reached for comment.