反腐委員會質詢前馬來西亞領導人

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faced questions Tuesday from an anti-graft commission as part of a new probe into a multibillion-dollar scandal involving the country's development fund, 1MDB.

Anti-Corruption Commission chief Mohamad Shukri Abdull said at a news conference that he had summoned Najib for questioning, but that he would not be arrested Tuesday.

Investigators want to know about a $10 million bank transfer from a unit of 1MDB to Najib's bank account. The transaction is a small part of what the U.S. Justice Department alleges is $4.5 billion Najib helped steal from the fund.

Najib has denied any wrongdoing.

The scandal played a role in the defeat of his long-ruling coalition in national elections earlier this month that returned former leader Mahathir Mohamad to power. Mahathir pledged to open a new probe into the 1MDB scandal.

The Justice Department said in a statement it looks forward to working with Malaysian authorities and is committed to ensuring the U.S. financial system is not threatened by corrupt people who want to hide ill-gotten wealth.

馬來西亞前總理納吉布周二接受反貪委員會的質詢。這是新總理馬哈蒂爾上臺后立即著手對大馬主權發展基金1MDB數十億美元被挪用的丑聞展開調查的一部分。

新上任的反貪委員會主席蘇克里（Mohamad Shukri Abdull）在資訊發布會上說，納吉布按照要求接受質詢，但他沒有被捕。

調查人員希望了解一筆從1MDB的一個部門向納吉布的銀行賬戶轉賬1000萬美元的來龍去脈。這筆銀行轉賬只是美國司法部指稱納吉布從該基金竊取的45億美元的一小部分。

納吉布否認有任何不當行為。

在本月早些時候的大選中，這個丑聞成為導致他最終敗選以及其長期執政聯盟下臺的原因之一。勝選的前領導人馬哈蒂爾上臺后承諾對1MDB丑聞重新展開調查。

美國司法部在一份聲明中表示，期待與馬來西亞當局合作，并致力于確保美國金融體系不會受到想要隱瞞不義之財的腐敗分子的破壞。

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faced questions Tuesday from an anti-graft commission as part of a new probe into a multibillion-dollar scandal involving the country's development fund, 1MDB.

Anti-Corruption Commission chief Mohamad Shukri Abdull said at a news conference that he had summoned Najib for questioning, but that he would not be arrested Tuesday.

Investigators want to know about a $10 million bank transfer from a unit of 1MDB to Najib's bank account. The transaction is a small part of what the U.S. Justice Department alleges is $4.5 billion Najib helped steal from the fund.

Najib has denied any wrongdoing.

The scandal played a role in the defeat of his long-ruling coalition in national elections earlier this month that returned former leader Mahathir Mohamad to power. Mahathir pledged to open a new probe into the 1MDB scandal.

The Justice Department said in a statement it looks forward to working with Malaysian authorities and is committed to ensuring the U.S. financial system is not threatened by corrupt people who want to hide ill-gotten wealth.

馬來西亞前總理納吉布周二接受反貪委員會的質詢。這是新總理馬哈蒂爾上臺后立即著手對大馬主權發展基金1MDB數十億美元被挪用的丑聞展開調查的一部分。

新上任的反貪委員會主席蘇克里（Mohamad Shukri Abdull）在資訊發布會上說，納吉布按照要求接受質詢，但他沒有被捕。

調查人員希望了解一筆從1MDB的一個部門向納吉布的銀行賬戶轉賬1000萬美元的來龍去脈。這筆銀行轉賬只是美國司法部指稱納吉布從該基金竊取的45億美元的一小部分。

納吉布否認有任何不當行為。

在本月早些時候的大選中，這個丑聞成為導致他最終敗選以及其長期執政聯盟下臺的原因之一。勝選的前領導人馬哈蒂爾上臺后承諾對1MDB丑聞重新展開調查。

美國司法部在一份聲明中表示，期待與馬來西亞當局合作，并致力于確保美國金融體系不會受到想要隱瞞不義之財的腐敗分子的破壞。