Malaysian Leader, Under Corruption Cloud, Will Meet With Trump
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Malaysian Leader, Under Corruption Cloud, Will Meet With Trump
9, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — For more than a year, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia has been
under the cloud of a corruption investigation by the United States Department of Justice.
While Mr. Najib might wish for Mr. Trump to halt the Justice Department investigation, that would seem unlikely given the department’s independence.
The Justice Department said last year that the source of $731 million in Mr. Najib’s accounts was actually the Malaysian government fund.
In 2015, Mr. Najib fired Malaysia’s attorney general to stop an investigation into the theft of government funds,
and named a new one who quickly cleared Mr. Najib of any wrongdoing.
Tony Pua said that He can say, ‘I am not wanted in the United States and I can go there without being arrested,’
" he said. that I would be very worried if he was making a visit to a very highly respected president of the United States,
9, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — For more than a year, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia has been
under the cloud of a corruption investigation by the United States Department of Justice.
While Mr. Najib might wish for Mr. Trump to halt the Justice Department investigation, that would seem unlikely given the department’s independence.
The Justice Department said last year that the source of $731 million in Mr. Najib’s accounts was actually the Malaysian government fund.
In 2015, Mr. Najib fired Malaysia’s attorney general to stop an investigation into the theft of government funds,
and named a new one who quickly cleared Mr. Najib of any wrongdoing.
Tony Pua said that He can say, ‘I am not wanted in the United States and I can go there without being arrested,’
" he said. that I would be very worried if he was making a visit to a very highly respected president of the United States,