Najib's position unscathed despite 1MDB probe, says think tank


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 24 Jul 2016

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is under no political threat despite the United States declaring that it would be seizing assets the country believes were bought from money stolen from a state-owned fund by people close to the Prime Minister, reported Singapore's The Straits Times 

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuits allegedly linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund will, however, likely not undermine Najib's secure grip on power, as he has a firm hold over the ruling Umno, and control over key Malaysian institutions, such as security agencies, it said.  

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