KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian whistle-blower and his lawyer detained for their efforts to expose allegations of corruption against the prime minister were charged on Monday with attempting to “sabotage” the banking sector, according to reports.
Prime Minister Najib Razak faces mounting calls to explain massive sums of money allegedly missing from a state-owned development company he launched, as well as the revelation in July that nearly $700 million in mysterious transfers had been made to his personal bank accounts.
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