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Malaysian prime minister cleared of graft charges

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Malaysia’s attorneygeneral on Tuesday cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of any criminal wrongdoing following an almost sixmonth investigation into funds in his bank account.

At an unscheduled press conference, AttorneyGeneral Mohamed Apandi Ali said he was satisfied that funds in Najib’s account were “not a form of graft or bribery” and that “no criminal offence” had been committed, Malaysian newspaper The Star reported.

The attorneygeneral went on to reveal that the Saudi Royal family gave the prime minister the RM2.6 billion (around $606 million) under investigation as a “personal donation” that was given without any consideration, the report said.

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Apandi also cleared Najib on the charges of receiving payments of RM42 million (around $9.8 million) from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), saying there was no evidence to prove that the prime minister had any knowledge that the money was being transferred into his account.

“Based on the facts and evidence as a whole, I as the Public Prosecutor am satisfied that no criminal offence has been committed by the prime minister in relation to the three investigation papers,” he was quoted by The Star.