{"id":64900,"date":"2018-05-12T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T07:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=64900"},"modified":"2022-12-13T13:23:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T08:23:32","slug":"malaysias-ousted-leader-najib-razak-banned-from-leaving-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=64900","title":{"rendered":"Ousted Malaysian PM Najib Razak banned from leaving country"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malaysia, May 12 (TNS): M<\/span>alaysia’s Immigration Department said on Saturday that former scandal-ridden Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife were barred from leaving the country, shortly after he announced plans for a short holiday.<\/p>\n

A leaked flight manifesto showed Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor were due to leave on a private jet on Saturday to Jakarta, fuelling rumours he was fleeing the country to escape possible prosecution over\u00a0a massive corruption scandal involving the 1MDB state fund.<\/p>\n

His coalition suffered a shocking electoral defeat this week\u00a0that ended its 60 year-rule.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Najib’s statement on social media didn’t say where he was heading to but he said he was committed to “facilitating a smooth transfer of power.” He apologised for his mistakes and shortcomings and said he intended to continue serving the people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

D<\/span>ozens of people gathered at a small airport just outside Kuala Lumpur as reports spread that he was scheduled to fly from there to Jakarta with his wife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The crowd at the airport tried to block cars entering the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near the Malaysian capital but were held back by guards. Riot police were posted, but there was no violence.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he Immigration Department, which had initially said there was no travel blacklist for Najib, later issued a brief statement that Najib and Rosmah “have just been blacklisted from leaving the country.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Najib responded swiftly by saying he respected the department’s ruling and will stay with his family in the country.<\/p>\n

“I have been informed that the Malaysian Immigration Department will not allow my family and me to go overseas,” Najib said in a tweet. “I respect the directive and will remain with my family in the country.”<\/p>\n

H<\/span>is holiday plans come as strong calls emerged from his ruling Malay party, which dominates the National Front coalition, for Najib to step down over the election results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The National Front, which has ruled Malaysia since independence from Britain, obtained only 79 of the 222 parliamentary seats, losing power to Mahathir Mohamad’s four-party alliance amid public anger over the 1MDB scandal and rising cost of living.<\/p>\n

It was a remarkable comeback for Mahathir, who was premier for 22 years until his retirement in 2003.<\/p>\n

Mahathir, who is now the world’s oldest elected leader at 92, has said his government will not go on a witch-hunt over the 1MDB fiasco but that Najib will have to face the court if he’s found to be responsible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>he fund was started by Najib when he took power in 2009, but it accumulated billions in debts and is being investigated in the U.S. and several other countries. U.S. investigators said Najib’s associates stole and looted $4.5 billion from the fund, of which some $700 million landed in Najib’s bank account and some $30 million used to buy jewellery for his wife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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N<\/span>ajib denies any wrongdoing. He sacked critics in his government including an attorney general and a deputy prime minister and muzzled the media. The new Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali cleared Najib in 2016, saying the money was a donation from the Saudi royal family and that most of it were returned.
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Mahathir, who is due to name his cabinet later Saturday, has indicated that Mohamed Apandi would be axed for hiding evidence of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: (TNS\/Telegraph)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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