Malaysian police probe Razak conspiracy

The leak of confidential documents could be part of a conspiracy to topple Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, police say.

Malaysian police say they are investigating the leak of confidential documents that allegedly show millions of dollars were funnelled to Prime Minister Najib Razak's account.

National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar says the leak of the documents, allegedly from a Malaysian government investigation into state investment fund 1MDB, could constitute as "economic sabotage" against the country and be part of a conspiracy to topple Najib.

Khalid says police "have not eliminated the possibility of a conspiracy to subvert Malaysia's democratic process and topple the prime minister".

All members of the taskforce investigating 1MDB will be questioned, he said on Monday

The existence of the documents, which allegedly show $US700 million ($A943.9 million) was wired from entities linked to 1MDB into Najib's accounts, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.


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