Malaysian opposition leader Wan Azizah (centre) and opposition party members gather outside the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) the country's central bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. (AP Photo)KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian opposition lawmakers urged the central bank Thursday to reopen its investigation into indebted state investment fund 1MDB that is being probed in several countries for money laundering and implicating Prime Minister Najib Razak. Some 30 lawmakers staged a protest march from Parliament to the central bank, holding up a banner that read “Love Malaysia, hate kleptocracy.” Opposition leader Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the central bank must reopen its probe based on evidence in the US court filing. The government complaints also say that more than $700 million has landed in the accounts of “Malaysian Official 1”. The central bank “must be neutral and cannot protect any parties,” Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2017 08:03 UTC