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Arrest Mahathir over WSJ claim, former deputy minister dares IGP

KUALA LUMPUR — Police should arrest Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister Najib Razak has named him as the mastermind behind a Wall Street Journal report accusing Mr Najib of corruption, said a former deputy minister.

Mr Saifuddin challenged Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to detain Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the report that Mr Najib has categorised as false and political sabotage. Photo: Malay Mail Online

Mr Saifuddin challenged Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to detain Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the report that Mr Najib has categorised as false and political sabotage. Photo: Malay Mail Online

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KUALA LUMPUR — Police should arrest Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister Najib Razak has named him as the mastermind behind a Wall Street Journal report accusing Mr Najib of corruption, said a former deputy minister.

In a post on Twitter today (July 6), Mr Saifuddin Abdullah challenged Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to detain the former prime minister over the report that Mr Najib has categorised as false and political sabotage.

In a report on Friday, the WSJ, citing documents from Malaysian investigators currently scrutinising the troubled 1MDB’s financials, claimed that the money trail shows that some US$700 million (S$946.6 million) were moved between government agencies, banks and companies before it ended up in Mr Najib’s accounts.

These documents, the international business paper claimed, include bank transfer forms and flowcharts put together by investigators to shed light on 1MDB’s cash flow.

The paper said this is the first time a direct connection to Mr Najib has been established in the probe on 1MDB.

Later the same day, Mr Najib said the allegation against him was just another in the series of claims made by Dr Mahathir in his campaign to oust the prime minister

“The latest allegation is that I have taken state-linked funds for personal gain. I believe Tun, working hand in glove with foreign nationals, including the now discredited political attack blog Sarawak Report, is behind this latest lie,” Mr Najib wrote on Facebook then.

Yesterday, an aide said the prime minister will take legal action against the WSJ tomorrow. MALAY MAIL ONLINE

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