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Malaysia to Charge Former Premier Najib With Money Laundering

  • Najib gave statement to Malaysia’s anti-graft agency Tuesday
  • Najib already faces charges of corruption, breach of trust
Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, center, leaves the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 4, 2018. 

Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, center, leaves the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 4, 2018. 

Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg
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Former Prime Minister Najib Razak will be charged under the anti-money laundering act on Wednesday, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said.

The anti-graft agency confirmed that Najib was summoned to give his statement on the case relating to SRC International Sdn, a former unit of troubled state fund 1MDB, on Tuesday, it said in an emailed statement. Najib has pleaded not guilty to earlier charges of corruption and criminal breach of trust, also linked to SRC, that were served on July 4.