Malaysians no longer trust Najib: Mahathir

Kuala Lumpur

FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has warned that the dominant Umno political party in the ruling national front coalition would lose the next general election under current leader Najib Razak as Malaysians no longer trust him.

Touching on a number of damaging allegations against Mr Najib, Dr Mahathir said that the issues had not been adequately explained or rebutted including the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Other issues include controversial transactions involving sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, the wealth of Mr Najib's step-…