Najib insists faultless in 1MDB scandal, top firms didn't raise red flags

ICIJ, MalaysiakiniPublished: Oct 5, 2021 3:00 AM | Updated: Oct 5, 2021 4:50 AM

A recent meeting between Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his predecessor Najib Abdul Razak purportedly for the latter to give economic advice caused public outrage given his involvement in the 1MDB scandal, which cost taxpayers billions of ringgit.

Despite being the 1MDB chairperson, PM and finance minister at the time, Najib has insisted that he is faultless and might even stand in the next general election.

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