KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The luxury-loving wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Wednesday faced a marathon questioning session by investigators probing the multi-billion-dollar scandal that helped topple her husband’s government. Rosmah Mansor, widely reviled in Malaysia due to her profligate spending and imperious manner, arrived at the anti-corruption agency before 10:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) and had still not emerged nine hours later. ADVERTISEMENTLocal media have reported that officials are wrapping up their probe into Rosmah and her links to the alleged plundering of state fund 1MDB, and she could be charged soon. Najib was last week hit with a barrage of money-laundering and abuse of power charges over the scandal. Rosmah is often compared to Imelda Marcos, who left behind more than a thousand pairs of shoes after her husband, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, was ousted in 1986.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2018 11:48 UTC