03 JUL

Malaysia’s former prime minister has been arrested in a corruption investigation after billions of dollars went missing on his watch

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Najib Razak, the former Malaysian Prime Minister, was arrested at his house in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Razak is the subject of a corruption investigation after billions of dollars went missing from a state investment fund that he set up.
He has long denied allegations of misappropriating funds.

Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, has been arrested in a corruption investigation.

The former leader lost a re-election bid earlier this year after billions of dollars went missing from 1MDB, a state investment fund that he set up.

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