Malaysia's top lawyer rejected advice to charge PM: source

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By Rozanna Latiff and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's anti-graft agency had recommended that Prime Minister Najib Razak be charged with criminal misappropriation, a source said, amid growing outrage after the premier was cleared of any offences in a multi-million-dollar scandal. The attorney-general on Tuesday closed all investigations of Najib, after reviewing reports from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on a case that involved the transfer of $681 million into the prime minister's personal bank account. Najib has consistently denied any wrongdoing, saying the funds were a political donation and he did not take any money for personal gain.




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