KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s nine state sultans have issued a rare joint statement expressing concern over a corruption scandal swirling around Prime Minister Najib Razak and calling for a swift and transparent investigation.
The statement issued late Tuesday ahead of a two-day annual royal conference adds to mounting pressure on Najib, who is facing calls to explain huge missing sums at a state-owned company he founded as well as nearly $700 million in mysterious transfers to his personal bank accounts.
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