Muhyiddin warns of Umno poll defeat unless Najib goes

Kuala Lumpur

THE party that has ruled Malaysia since 1959 will lose the next election if it stands by Prime Minister Najib Razak, a former deputy premier said on Wednesday, nine months after he was sacked for speaking out over a multi-billion dollar scandal.

Muhyiddin Yassin said in an interview that from 2014 he had repeatedly raised concerns with Mr Najib about the debts of state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as allegations of mismanagement and corruption mounted. He said that his protests were always rebuffed.