Wife of Malaysia’s ousted leader to face ‘intense and thorough’ questioning
The country’s anti-corruption agency will question Rosmah Mansor over a huge financial scandal involving a state sovereign wealth fund
Putrajaya — The wife of Malaysia’s ousted prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday arrived at the nation’s anti-corruption agency for questioning over a huge financial scandal involving a state sovereign wealth fund. The spotlight is now on Rosmah Mansor after police in May raided two condominiums linked to Najib and his family as part of an investigation into his role in the 1MDB scandal — seizing bags of cash, jewellery and hundreds of designer handbags. Rosmah is widely reviled for her reported luxurious tastes and imperious manner. In May, she issued a statement lashing out at media coverage of the police raids, calling them a "premature public trial". Known for her love of luxury clothes and handbags, Rosmah arrived in a three-car convoy. "Her questioning by graft busters will be intense and thorough," said Abdul Razak Idris, former investigations and intelligence director at the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). "She may also be asked to reveal her bank accounts and exp...
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