A look at the controversy over 1MDB’s debts

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PETALING JAYA: The issue over the repayment of 1MDB’s principal debts has escalated since former prime minister Najib Razak spoke about it in Parliament on Wednesday.

Finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz addressed the issue in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday after Najib and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had also subsequently released statements on it.

It also led to Petaling Jaya MP Tony Pua submitting a motion in the Dewan Rakyat to refer Najib to the Rights and Privileges Committee for trying to confuse MPs over the issue.

Pua said it was inaccurate to say that not a single sen of public funds was used to repay 1MDB’s principal amounts as the Najib-led administration had repaid RM8.8 billion in principal and interest prior to 2018.

FMT takes a look at how this issue has snowballed.

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