馬來西亞警方搜查前領導人住所

Malaysian police have raided the home of former Prime Minister Najib Razak reportedly searching for documents as part of a probe into a corruption scandal involving a state investment fund.

More than a dozen police vehicles were seen at Najib's house shortly after he returned home from prayers at a nearby mosque late Wednesday.

Najib has virtually been under house arrest since he lost the general election last week. Police have limited access to his road and the former leader and his wife are forbidden to leave the country.

Commercial crime director Amar Singh Ishar Singh told local media that police were searching for evidence in an ongoing probe and that it was being carried out at five locations belonging to or linked to Najib. He declined to give details.

The new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said there is enough evidence to investigate a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which was founded by Najib.

Najib, once Mahathir's protege, has denied any wrongdoing.

The scandal is being investigated by police in at least six countries, including the United States.馬來西亞警方搜查了前總理納吉布的住所，據報道搜尋與一項涉及國家投資基金的腐敗醜聞調查有關的文件。

納吉布星期三晚上在附近一座清真寺祈禱後返回家中不久，人們看到他的住房外有十幾輛警車。

納吉布自從上星期在大選中失敗後，實際上被軟禁在家。警察對通往他家的道路實行管制。這位前總理和他妻子被禁止出國。

商業犯罪總監辛格對當地媒體說，警察在納吉布擁有或與其有關的5處房屋搜查與一項正在進行的調查有關的證據，但是拒絕透露詳情。

新總理馬哈蒂爾曾表示，有充足的證據來調查有關國家資金支持的一馬發展有限公司的數十億美元醜聞。一馬發展有限公司由納吉布建立。

曾經是馬哈蒂爾弟子的納吉布否認有任何不法行爲。

包括美國在內的至少6個國家的警方正在進行有關這個案件的調查。