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It's alleged that prime minister Najib Razak received nearly seven hundred million dollars from Malaysia's state investment fund, 1MDB. He denies any wrongdoing but accuses his former mentor, Mahathir Mohamed, of political sabotage. Jennifer Pak spoke to Mahathir Mohamed for his take.

We asked the prime minister's office to respond to Mr Mahathir's comments but they declined.

However, Najib Razak has previously issued a statement on Facebook saying that the various allegations made against him are "unsubstantiated" and "outrageous." He says: "I have never taken funds for personal gain... All we have heard is that these allegations are based on leaked documents... neither have the documents themselves been provided for verification by lawful authorities." He adds: "(Mr Mahathir) created a crisis when he recklessly claimed that 42 billion Malaysian ringgit ($11billion) was missing from 1MDB state funds, when in fact these are audited debts backed by 51 billion Malaysian ringgit audited assets... It is now clear that false allegations such as these are part of a concerted campaign of political sabotage to topple a democratically elected Prime Minister."

(Picture: Traffic passes a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard in Kuala Lumpur. Credit: REUTERS/Olivia Harris)

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