Thursday, July 21, 2016

1MDB scandal: 'Will the real Malaysian Official 1 please stand up?'

After years of speculation and allegations of corruption, Malaysians woke up to a major development in the 1MDB scandal.

The US Department of Justice said it would seize more than $1bn (£761m) in assets from the state fund and alleged that "Malaysian official 1" received hundreds of millions of dollars from 1MDB.

The individual, who was not named but was referenced 32 times, was described as a "high-ranking official in the Malaysian government".

Many Malaysians believe that the reference is to Prime Minister Najib Razak and the term started being used as a replacement for his name on social media. Mr Najib has always denied all wrongdoing.

'Will the real Malaysian Official 1 please stand up?'

Read more on BBC

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