Bersih chairman Maria Chin Abdullah said the rally would be held on Nov. "Bersih believes not protesting is not an option. Najib was the chairman of 1MDB’s advisory board until recently.U.S. prosecutors filed civil lawsuits in July alleging that over $3.5 billion was defrauded from 1MDB.The Wall Street Journal has reported that global investigators believed more than $1 billion entered Najib’s personal bank accounts, much of it from 1MDB. None of the information publicly disclosed about the 1MDB investigations across the world has shown any connection between alleged misappropriation of money linked to 1MDB and the prime minister.Najib has denied any wrongdoing.- Reuters

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 14, 2016 05:03 UTC