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| Swiss say Malaysian Prime Minister Najib not accused in 1MDB probe |
| 2016-02-03 |
| [REUTERS] Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is not among those accused of wrongdoing in an investigation by Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... 's chief prosecutor into alleged corruption involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign fund, a Swiss official said on Tuesday. The Swiss Attorney General's office said last Friday that it had identified four cases of alleged criminal misconduct in the suspected misappropriation of about $4 billion from Malaysian state companies. Andre Marty, front man for the Office of Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber, said in an emailed response to a Rooters query on Tuesday, "In the ongoing criminal proceeding of the OAG (Office of Attorney General), Mr. Najib Razak is not one of the public officials under accusation." Lauber's office announced last August that it had opened criminal proceedings related to 1MDB, whose advisory board is chaired by Najib. |
| Posted by:Fred |