‘These are traitors to the people, God and the country’: Former Malaysian official asks Hong Kong police to investigate 1MDB scandal

A former Malaysian official has filed a report with Hong Kong police to investigate the 1MDB scandal, after he said he lost faith that police in his homeland would uncover the truth.

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Tens of thousands took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur last week to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over a corruption scandal. Photo: AFP

Published: 2:00pm, 3 Sep 2015Updated: 1:59pm, 3 Sep 2015

A former Malaysian official has filed a report with Hong Kong police to investigate the 1MDB scandal, after he said he lost faith that police in his homeland would uncover the truth.

Both local businessman Jho Low and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak have been implicated in the ongoing investigation.

But a University of Hong Kong law expert said it would be very difficult for local authorities to enforce any punishment against those accused.

Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who was sacked from his post as vice-chairman at the government’s Umno Batu Kawan division, said any wrongdoing needed to be uncovered and punished.

“Ghostly hands, by remote control, have interfered with these investigations,” he told website Free Malaysia Today.

Najib Razak has come under scrutiny after investigators traced some US$700 million to his personal bank accounts. Photo: Reuters

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